August 30, 2022
animals, FEATURED
The young donkey, a victim of brutal abuse, has been located by a local animal welfare society and will be transferred to Attica for treatment. The animal was tied to a pick-up truck of the deputy mayor of the area and was dragged over 700 meters through the village of …
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December 18, 2020
Arts, Culture
The Polyphonic Caravan, a project researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song has been selected in 2020 on the UNESCO Register of Good Safeguarding Practices The Polyphonic Caravan is a longstanding project aimed at researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song. Performed for centuries, the Epirus polyphonic song …
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June 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Health and local authorities in Thesprotia prefecture, Epirus, western Greece, went on alert on Monday due to an increase of confirmed coronavirus infections over the weekend. Kindergartens and elementary schools were closed in the town of Paramythia, while the Municipality of Igoumenitsa ordered contacts with the public only after appointments. …
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April 27, 2020
Arts, Culture
Two precious icons that are allegedly stolen from church and monasteries in Epirus, western Greece, have been auctioned by a private gallery in Europe, local media reported. According to epiruspost, “two of the hundreds of icons stolen from the churches and monasteries of Epirus between 2000 and 2010 were put …
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September 21, 2019
Earthquake
A double earthquake stroke Albania on Saturday afternoon, caused panic among the locals and was felt also in North and West Greece. The first earthquake occurred at 5.30 in the afternoon. The tremor had a magnitude of 5.6 R and a focal depth of 10 km. Its epicenter was in …
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February 20, 2019
animals
At least six horses were found dead and a seventh one was heavily injured by a shotgun, in Karvounari village of Paramythia area of Epirus, western Greece. Beginning of February, a little pony was also shot and killed with a shot gun in the area. Locals and animal welfare societies …
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August 17, 2018
weather
An extremely high number of lightning, that is more than 22,000 fell in the Ionian Sea and the mainland of West Greece on a single day. According to ZEUS system of Greece’s National Observatory the extremely high number of lightnings fell in the early morning hours until 5:30 p.m. on …
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July 18, 2018
Earthquake
Three earthquake tremors rattled the Prefecture of Ioannina and some area in Epirus in Western Greece on Wednesday morning. The first earthquake with magnitude 4.2 R occurred at 09:49 a.m. with epicenter 13km North-West of the city of Ioannina in the area between Kalpaki and Zitsa. The earthquake had a …
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December 24, 2017
Arts, Culture
Impressive nativity scene in a natural cave. Members of the Culture Association of Kastritsa in Ioannina, Epirus, set the the nativity scene in a natural cave. According to epirustv.gr, the culture club used the natural scenery of a cave on the hill of Kastritsa for the reconstruction of the nativity …
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December 2, 2017
weather
Torrential rains hit the islands in the Ionian Sea and large parts of Epirus region in Western Greece as a bad weather front is sweeping though the country. It was a horror night for the residents of Louros by Preveza, when flash floods swept through the village after midnight. In …
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September 10, 2017
weather
A powerful storm swept throughοut north-western Greece on Saturday causing severe damages mainly in agricultural land, turning roads into rivers and squares into lakes. The biggest damages are been recorded in Athyra, Pella prefecture, where the storm uprooted trees. Many of them fell on the roofs of houses. A centenarian …
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June 10, 2017
Society, Very Mix
Faith and passion. And a 300-year-old oak tree risk to collapse. A local man decided to save the tree and turned it into a pilgrimage for Elder Paisios, the ascetic monk of Mount Athos who was canonized two years ago. The rare form of pilgrimage is located in Agia Varvara …
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January 29, 2017
animals, Travel, weather
Twenty horses have been snowed in on the mountains of Epirus in Western Greece and their lives were at risk due to heavy snow and lack of grazing opportunities. A huge rescue operation was set up to move the horses in safety. The horses were trapped in the snow in …
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January 17, 2017
Travel, weather
Wild, wild horses can’t drag me away… Wild, wild horses in the snow up in the mountains of Epirus in North-Western Greece. Wild horses enjoy the snow in the rough beauty of Mpaltenezi (Baltenezi) mountains, commonly known as Thesprotian Mountains (1274m.) in the prefecture of Preveza. The horses graze, play …
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October 16, 2016
Earthquake, Very Mix
A 5.5R earthquake and several aftershocks 4.9-3.2 had the residents of Ioannina and surrounding areas to spent the night on the streets. The main earthquake of 5.5R occurred at 23:14 Saturday night with epicenter the village Pogoni, 12km north-west from the city of Ioannina in Epirus, North-Western Greece. The earthquake …
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July 5, 2016
Very Mix
Eight offices of the Greek Armed Forces deployed in a refugee camp in Epirus, north-western Greece, have been found to be positive on skin test Mantoux, a screening tool for tuberculosis (TB). Tests are being conducted for all military personnel in the camp, those found positive undergoing further test, because …
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February 1, 2015
Very Mix
The historic stone bridge of Plaka in Arta, western Greece has been standing over Arachthos river for 148 years. It was the biggest one-stringer bridge in the Balkans. It was constructed by Constantinos Bekas in 1866. The famous pedestrian’s stone bridge collapsed today after strong rainfalls had been falling in …
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