Patras
Greece
Three Quakes Near Patras, Florina
Three earthquakes occurred last night and early on Friday near the Greek port cities of Patras and Florina, causing no damage, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.
The first tremor measured 4 degrees on the Richter scale and was...
Greece
Brothel Sponsors Patras Kids' School
Chrysoula Alefridou, owner of the House of Tolerance under the name Soula, decided to make a donation to the Elementary School Parents’ Association in Patras, after parents and teachers had to resort to help to cover operating costs.
According to...
Greece
Opa! Greek Wedding Reception at Gas Station
While scouting locations for his Projet Méditerranée’ project, the well-known Belgian photographer Nick Hannes, bumped into a weird wedding reception being held at a gas station in Patras. He stopped and chatted with the family, who permitted him to...
Europe
Minoan Lines Adds a Port in Italy
The Greek Minoan Lines said it will add a new terminal in Trieste, Italy as an extension to the existing ferry Route Patras-Igoumenitsa, Ancona and return trips.
The Italian port will be connected with the company's ferries with three departures...
Greece
Vroom! F1 Race Track For Chalandritsa
The Greek Ministry of Development released a subsidy of 28.9 million euros for the construction of a Formula One car racing track in the area of Chalandritsa, Patras in Western Greece. A 94.6 million euros investment, the project will...
Economy
Greece Unblocks Subsidy for Formula 1 Track Construction
Greece unblocked a subsidy of 28.9 million euros ($37.2 million) for the construction of an international-standard racetrack that can be used for staging Formula One car racing, the Ministry of Development said, according to Bloomberg.
The track, which will be...
Australia
Patras-Sydney Boat Trip To Highlight Hellenism of Macedonia
Apostolos Kardaras from Patras, Greece, had told Greek Symban World Radio in Sydney of his plans to make a boat trip from Patras to Sydney within 6 months.
The boat trip will include stops at ports in Egypt, Saudi Arabia,...