Tag Archives: Argolida

An elderly man murdered his wife in their summer home in Porto Heli on Thursday night. He informed the police about the crime and then he committed suicide. He left a note saying that she was sick and he could not come along with the situation. The woman is the …

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Greece’s Civil Protection imposed a mini lockdown to the regional units of Argolida, Peloponnese, and Evrytania, Epirus, with the aim to contain the spread of the coronavirus. At the same time, they extended the restrictions in the regional units of Achaia, Ilia and Messinia in Peloponnese, of Heraklio on the …

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Greece’s Civil Protection placed the Regional Unit of Argolida and the Municipality of Sparti, in eastern and south Peloponnese respectively, into a regime of stricter lockdown measures due to a high epidemiological load and the rapid increase in epidemiological indicators of the last seven days. The measures are taken for  …

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For the first time in Argolida, East Peloponnese, a spectacular phenomenon appeared before the storm on Monday: a shelf cloud. The shape and the colors of the shelf cloud created stunning pictures. A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal, wedge-shaped arcus cloud. A shelf cloud is attached to the base …

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The office against Heresy of the Metropolis of Argolida considers “yoga, pilates, meditation and alternative practices” as “dangerous modern trends.” In cooperation with Panhellenic Union of Parents for the Protection of Greek Orthodox Culture, the Metropolis is organizing a conference in order to warn the local community about this “dangerous …

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Powerful rainstorms with gusty winds, hail-falls and lightening  have been striking the islands of Rhodes and Symi in the south-eastern Aegean Sea on Monday. Especially hit is the small remote island of Symi that remains without power for several hours by now. Video posted earlier on Facebook by Symi resident …

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Official data on Greek imports for 2016 have once again shone a spotlight on Greece’s production deficit. Although a maritime country Greece spent €434 million on fish import. Although it had and still has a flourishing cotton cultivation, if spent €659.8 million to import cotton. What’s the problem with Greece? …

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One man lost his life, homes and shops were flooded and agricultural products were destroyed when storms stroke several regions in Greece. In the city of Lamia in Central Greece, a 62-year-old man lost his life in a sequence of tragic events. He had called the fire brigades to pump …

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