Arcadia
Business
Greek Holiday Destinations 90% Full Despite Crisis
Greeks will fill up all popular holiday destinations this season, despite the economic crisis, according to an Imerisia newspaper report.
The most popular winter and holiday destinations in Greece already show bookings exceeding 80 percent on average. Hoteliers estimate that...
Australia
The Greek Shepherd Who Became a Leading Businessman
A few days ago, a book was released about a young shepherd from Arcadia, Greece, who went on to become a taxi driver in Melbourne and through hard work, perseverance, honesty and charisma, he managed to turn into one of...
Greece
Savoring Life of the Arcadian Land
Father of medicine Hippocrates said “let food be thy medicine” more than 2,400 years ago. One’s immune system needs natural food to produce internal medicine to keep us healthy. Greek cuisine, natural and unprocessed, is the basis of the...
Education
Arcadian Expats Offer Computers to Greek Special-Needs Schools
Arcadian members of the Greek Diaspora have offered computers and an air conditioner to special-needs schools in Tripoli, southern Greece, after raising money in a fundraiser dance which took place during the International Pan-arcadian Conference, proving once again that...
Ancient Greece
Reopening of Tegea's Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Tegea, the most powerful city in ancient Arcadia, Peloponnese, will be reopening its doors to the public. The museum is full of antiquities and ancient artifacts.
The exhibition will be divided in four galleries. Gallery 1 will showcase artifacts...
Greece
One of the World's Largest Arch Bridges Built in Greece
According to Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis’ announcement on Wednesday, August 27, the new arch bridge in Tsakona, at the borders of Messinia and Arcadia, will be ready within 2014.
The Tsakona bridge will be the second largest in Greece, after...
Greece
Tripoli Highway Named For Theodorakis
Noted Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis now has another honor: a major road in the Peloponnesian city of Tripoli will bear his name. It is a section of the newly-constructed highway of the new section of the suburban road of...
Greece
Ongoing fires in Crete, Korinthos and Arcadia
A big fire that has started around noon today in Kerame village close to Plakia in Rethymnon is threatening houses and is destroying crops, grassland and forest vegetation. According to the fire department, the settlement of Agallianos has escaped...