Thessaly
Greece
EU Announces Funding for New Highway in Thessaly, Central Greece
The European Commission announced on Friday that it approved a 255-million-euro investment for the construction of a highway section in Thessaly, central Greece.
The Cohesion Fund resources of the EU will be used to complete the link between the cities...
Diaspora
Greek Villagers Win Top European Union Broadband Award for Creating Network
A community group from a rural area of Thessaly was given a European Broadband Award earlier in December for its ambitious work in building up a broadband network which connects 15 villages and for hosting interactive seminars to promote...
Greece
Trikala's ''Mill of Elves'' Expects to Welcome More than a Million Visitors this Christmas
Greece, of course, is not especially well-known for its Christmas attractions, right?
Well, that may have been true in the past.
But this year, the city of Trikala intends to overturn this tradition, by attracting more than a million visitors both...
Greece
Thick Blanket of Snow Covers Mountains of Northern Greece
Most of the ski resorts and villages in northern Greece's mountainous regions woke up on Wednesday under a thick white blanket of fresh snow.
Ski resorts and villages in the counties of Imathia, Florina, Kozani, and Grevena as well as...
Greece
2019 Set to Be Best Wine Production Year in a Decade for Northern Greece
Experts recently announced that 2019 will be one of the best -- if not the best -- year in a decade in terms of the quality of Greek wines produced in the northern part of the country.
As is widely known,...
Greece
Woman Dead After Train Collides With Car in Greece's Trikala
A woman died on Saturday morning in Trikala, Thessaly after a train collided with a car.
The train which was heading from the city of Trikala to Kalampaka collided with a white, private car at the crossing of Pyrgetos.
Media reports...
events
Double Trouble at First Gathering of Twins from Across Greece
The first-ever Pan-Hellenic Twins Meeting took place on Sunday in Trikala, a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, to celebrate the unique bonds that are shared between twins and triplets.
The event took place at Saint George's Park in Trikala, where...
Environment
Part of Greece's Pineios River Runs Dry Due to Irrigation
One section of the Pineios River, one of the largest rivers in Greece, has completely dried out this summer, presenting a landscape that bears a greater resemblance to a desert than the green landscape of Thessaly.
The section of the river...
Greece
African Heatwave To Sweep Across Europe, Affecting Greece Over The Weekend
Temperatures in Greece and many parts of Europe will soar over the weekend as the atmospheric instability gradually subsides, the METEO weather service of the National Observatory of Athens announced on Friday.
Extremely hot air masses are expected to spread...
Business
Canadian Company Obtains License to Produce Medical Marijuana in Greece
The Canadian company HEXO was recently granted a license to cultivate and produce medical marijuana in Greece.
The company has already declared that it wants to become ''one of the top three global cannabis companies,'' and the authorization from the...