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Rare phenomenon: Mercury will transit the Sun Nov 11. Visibility in Greece

November 11, 2019 Sky Comments Off on Rare phenomenon: Mercury will transit the Sun Nov 11. Visibility in Greece

A rare phenomenon visible in Greece: the innermost planet of our solar system, the Mercury will transit the sun on Monday, November 11, 2019. Mercury will pass directly in front of the sun and be visible through telescopes with solar filters as a small black dot crossing the sun’s face. …

Halkida: Locals, police free dog left in car under the boiling sun

August 14, 2018 animals 1

Locals in downtown Halkida were alerted to hear a dog whining and barking for help. The poor animal was left locked in a car with closed windows under the sun for several hours. Following the dog’s whining, local spotted the animal laying down inside the car. There was no water …

June Solstice: The longest day of the year with 15 hours sunlight

June 21, 2018 Sky Comments Off on June Solstice: The longest day of the year with 15 hours sunlight

June solstice on 21. June 2018. The longest day of the year with 15 hours sunlight.The June solstice is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. A solstice happens when the sun’s zenith is at its furthest point from the equator. On …

Crazy Greek weather forecast: Sunshine, Storms and Hail

September 11, 2017 weather Comments Off on Crazy Greek weather forecast: Sunshine, Storms and Hail

Greece is a divided country: sunshine, storms and hail. National Meteorology Service (EMY) has issued a weather warning for Monday, September 11th 2017. Main characteristics of the weather deterioration are storms, hail and very strong south winds reaching up to 9 Beaufort in the Ionian Sea and the shores of …

Thousands Greeks follow August slogan: Get aboard, sail to the islands

August 16, 2017 Tourism 1

It was short but it was nice. And especially, it was very relaxing. KTG followed the decades-old tradition of mid August and left the boiling city of Athens – like thousands of other Greeks. For the islands. For Greeks, August 15th, or Dekapentaugoustos is one of the big religious holidays …

“Help A Dane”: Denmark appeals to Greeks to save tourists

February 4, 2017 Tourism, Travel 18

“Esteemed citizens of Greece. Denmark needs your help.” In quite acceptable Greek, presenter Danish Mikael Bertelsen explains the reasons why Greeks should help Danish tourists whenever they see them around. The campaign appeals to the kindness of foreigners to save Danes. “We love Greece, but there is a problem” Bertelsen …

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