Tag Archives: Elefsina

One of the longest-running summer festivals in Greece, the Aeschylus festival, will open in Elefsina on August 27 with a concert by Manolis Mitsias and Maria Farantouri. The opening concert will take place at the archaeological site of Ancient Eleusis, while other scheduled events will take place other spaces in …

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The Aeschylia Festival at Elefsina, west Attica, will kick off with music concerts, artistic performances, plays and an open air cinema. The annual and much beloved festival with a history of 47 years was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. This year it will run from August 22 until …

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Nine years after the abolition of  touristic buses operating through the cultural monuments in the Greek capital, the Athens Transport Organization said it is planning to relaunch the routes. The plan foresees two routes that will be called “cultural” and not “touristic” as in the past. One route will operate …

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A 35-year-old man had been arrested as suspect for the stabbing and injuring of mayor of Elefsina. Giorgos Tsoukalas, on Monday. Despite initial media reports that the attacker was not unemployed but his short term contact as cleaner is to expire in September. The attack took place around 12 noon …

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A Turkish sailor is facing charges of spying following his arrest at the port of Elefsina, western Attica, the Hellenic Coast Guard said on Friday. According to a statement from the Hellenic Coast Guard, the 51-year-old, a member of the crew of the Turkish cargo vessel M/V Makbule Ana, was …

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The European Commission announced today that the city of Elefsina has been selected to become a European Capital of Culture in 2021. In a message on its Facebook Page, the EC wrote: Congratulations to Elefsina (Greece) which has been selected to become a European Capital of Culture in 2021! The …

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One firefighter died and 3 others are hospitalized with burns and breathing problems. The firefighters were trying to extinguish several wildfires in Aspropyrgos, Elefsina and Salamina areas some 50 kilometers west from Athens. According to Greek media, the 28-old man who passed away had inhaled smoke and fainted. In the hospital the doctors …

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Remember Jack? The elderly dog from Elefsina, who was grieving the brutal murder of his owners by criminal culprits? Exactly this Jack plays the leading role in a wonderful  short film about the effects of the economic crisis on Greek pets!  fter having recovered from the murder trauma in the arms of an experienced …

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The dog grieving at the door step of his brutally murdered owners is in safe hands and good care. The traumatized dog  is currently in the hands of a specialized dog trainer who tries to comfort him and make him overcome his grief and the bad memories. He is still …

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The dog lies flat at the door step. He barely moves. In fact he has hardly moved at all during the last 24 hours, when the police took him out from the house, the scene of a heinous crime. His owners were murdered in their home. Burglars had broken in, tied …

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