Greece will be celebrating the annual festival of the August Full Moon, known as the Sturgeon Moon, with a series of events at various archaeological sites, museums, and monuments across the country, including extended opening hours and cultural activities. The 2025 event will also commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe*. The main […]
Authorities warn that a large part of Greece is at a very high to extreme risk of wildfires on Sunday, August 10. The regions of Attica, South Central Greece and South Evia are at an extreme risk, with the rest of Greece, except for the far north of the country, at high to very high risk. […]
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The feast day of Dormition, also known as Assumption Day, is the principal feast day of the Virgin Mother Mary in Greece, when according to Christian tradition, God assumed the Virgin Mary into heaven following her death, leading to the celebration often being referred to as the “Easter of the Summer”. It is celebrated annually […]
Skala Prinos will be holding its annual Beer & Food Festival in the evenings of August 8/9/10. The festival will be located at the Natura Beach Bar, south of the ferry port at Skala Prinos. On August 8, the renowned Greek singer Eleonora Zouganeli will top the bill. Door ticket price 20€ August 9, the […]
Although the threat of thunderstorms across the country has abated, temperatures are expected to slowly rise until at least next Tuesday, reaching the high 30s Celsius by late afternoon. Wind speeds will increase from a northerly direction, ranging from 4 to 6 Beaufort, whilst in the Aegean, speeds will range from 7 and locally 8 […]
Wednesday, August 6 – Separate wildfires caused by lightning strikes broke out earlier in the evening on the west of the island near the villages of Skala Prinos, Maries and Kazaviti (Micro & Megalos Prinos). The island’s fire department stated that a large contingent of firefighters and locals were involved in fighting the fires. Two […]
On your visit to Greece, you may wonder why many elderly ladies wear black, even on the hottest of days, which to most seems counterintuitive. This practice, though, is deeply rooted in Greek culture as in other Mediterranean countries, signifying the grief and loss of a deceased husband, as the colour black represents the darkness […]
An amazing Dinosaur exhibition is visiting Thassos this August. Exhibits include a T-Rex, measuring 6 metres tall and 14 metres long, a Diplodocus, a Brachiosaurus, with its towering neck and many other prehistoric creatures of various sizes that excite the imagination of young and old! All exhibits are robotic, with movements, colours, textures and sounds, […]
If you have recently observed an increase in the persistence and aggression of wasps, it is due to the fact that at this time of year, the little critters are getting drunk and they’re not fun drunks either! As Autumn approaches, wasps become bolder and angrier as they get older and tend to sting more frequently. […]
