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Impressive Representation of Parga's Naval Combat
Parga once again honored its past. Following the representation of the Pargians' escape on August 15, on September 1, there was another representation which attracted all the people of Epirus.
The representation was about the most frightful pirate Kheir el-din...
Greece
Summer Holidays in the Mountain Lakes of Epirus
The Greek summer is strongly and most commonly assimilated with the islands and the sea, but the mountainous beauty of the country offers an alternative, a challenging and different proposal for attractive holidays spent in the so-called "beaches" of...
Greece
Unpaid Dodoni Dairy Farmers Protest
Hundreds of breeders from Epirus, a Region northwestern of Greece, gathered July 26 outside the Dodoni dairy factory, demanding to be paid for the milk they had delivered and for which they said they had bot been compensated.
Reports said...
Crime
Greek Police Chief Leads Fugitive Hunt
Hellenic Police Chief, Lieutenant General Nikos Papagiannopoulos, rushed to Epirus on July 8 to see up close the course of the operation to locate the two dangerous Albanian escapees from the Trikala Prison, and put together a new plan...
Crime
Trikala Prison Fugitives Still at Large
The police have erected roadblocks from Acherontas to the Greek Albanian borders in Thesprotia, Epirus, while fully armed policemen are sweeping the region to detect and arrest the criminal escapees.
The sea area from the village Ammoudia in Preveza to...
Europe
Austrian Paper Cites Western Greece’s Allure
The Austrian newspaper Oberosterreichische Nachrichten published a tribute to western Greece under the title The Virgin Greece, and wrote of a tour that starts at Parga and ends at Lefkada following the “traces of mythology”.
In its presentation of Parga,...
Greece
Ancient Nicopolis In Preveza to Be Included In UNESCO Preserved Archaeological Sites
Ancient Nicopolis, situated close to Preveza in western part of Epirus, is a walled city founded in the 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium.
It is a well-preserved archaeological site, a...
Europe
Czech Magazine Features Olive Trees of Parga
Parga is a famous tourist destination attracting thousands of visitors each year from all over Europe. It lies in the northwestern side of Greece and belongs to the Preveza Prefecture. Czech reporters visited Parga not only to have a...
Greece
BBC Reports from Arta in Epirus about Greek Families Leaving the Capital
BBC's Mark Lowen roams throughout Greece sending reports from the ground to describe the actual situation of the country affected by crisis. His latest report titled "Greece sees exodus from city to country life'" is from Pahikalamos village in...