Kastoria

The annual River Party music festival in Kastoria, northern Greece, will open its doors once again between August 18 and 23, overcoming all the difficulties presented at an economic and social level. The 37th River Party will take place with no increase...

Many carnival events took place this weekend across Greece, despite the fact that everyone's attention is turned to Brussels for tomorrow's critical Eurogroup. People dressed in costumes filled the streets of cities and small towns, celebrating and making pranks. After...

Even though the weather calms down in most parts of Greece and there is no more snowfall, cold still remains. Especially in northern Greece, temperature dropped below zero. As a result, cold is keeping a lot of people inside their...

The "Ragoutsaria" celebration starts today in the city of Kastoria, northern Greece, and will continue through Thursday, January 8, seeing locals donning costumes and dancing in the streets. The Ragoutsaria is a centuries old custom and a revival of ancient...

Central and West Macedonia in northern Greece have been hit by below-freezing temperatures, while it has been snowing since Friday night throughout the prefecture of Florina. It is also currently snowing in the northern cities of Edessa, Kastoria and Kozani. Temperatures dropped...

For the last month, phytoplankton in the lake of Kastoria in northern Greece has formed a thick, white ooze on the water's surface. The foam, which has caused the lake and surrounding environs to smell, has disturbed locals and attracted the...

A long-lasting Russian embargo on Greek fur products could destroy the beautiful town of Kastoria, an international centre of fur trade in Northern Greece. "The town's economy depends on Russian clients who buy 80% of its production," warns the Greek Furriers Association in a letter to the Greek...

  On Tuesday, animal rights activists found a female brown bear and her cub shot, in a wooded area in Kastoria near the Greek-Albanian border. Arcturos the northern Greece-based bear conservation group, was informed by police after the discovery of the...

Local authorities of Naoussa and Florina, decided to postpone the function of all school units in these two municipalities. And here comes the reason: the shortage in heating subsidies along with the cold weather and low temperatures led the Mayors...

The 2nd Medieval Byzantine Festival named Alexiada, will begin in Kastoria under the auspices of the municipality of Kastoria and the citizens who contributed to the organization of the festival, which will start on August 22. The festival will start...