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Nymphaio: A Magical Winter Destination in Greece

Nymphaio is a beautiful village outside Florina in  West Macedonia, Greece. It has been often included in "The Ten Most Beautiful Villages of Europe" travel guide lists, and has won UNESCO's "Melina Mercouri International Prize" for the excellent management of...

Traditional Christmas Fires Lit in Northern Greece

Every year on December 23 in Florina, Greece, thirty five fires are lit as part of an ancient custom. The largest fire is lit in the center of the main square near Sakouleva river. It only takes five minutes for...

Northern Greece: Schools Closed Due to Cold & No Heating

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...

Greek Family Brings Mezedes to Australians

The Guardian newspaper included Little Greek Taverna in the list with the 10 best restaurants and coffee houses in Brisbane. According to the newspaper, "Little Greek Taverna is a popular and "noisy" place, and for these reasons you may be...

Amyntaio Mayor Injured in Riots

The mayor of Amyntaio, Makis Iosifidis, was injured during riots that occurred between the residents of the region and police officers, outside the gate of the military camp Papapetrou in Amyntaio, Florina. The residents along with some bodies of...

Greeks Start Liking Their Own Wines

Despite the ongoing crisis, Greek wine producers are enjoying a big rise in demand coming not only from abroad but now also domestically, despite big increases in taxes on alcoholic beverages that had seen sales driven down. Greek wine is...

World's Oldest Bear Dies in Nymfaio

On the morning of May 24, Andreas the bear-symbol of Arktouros was found dead in his den. Andreas lived at the bear sanctuary operated by Arktouros, in Nymfaio, Florina. He was the first male bear to live in the...

Englezos Seeks Missing WWII Aussies In Greece

Lambis Englezos, a Greek-born Australian art teacher and amateur historian from Melbourne, has launched a campaign to find the graves of missing Australian soldiers in Greece from the Second World War. Englezos became known to Australia after the discovery of...

Pan-Macedonians to Meet in Litochoro, Florina

The 67th Convention of the Pan-Macedonian Association USA and the 11th International Convention of the World Pan-Macedonian Associations will both take place this summer in Greece. Litochoro, a town in the Pieria region, will welcome the 67th Convention of the...

Unlucky Bear Of War Misha Dies In Hibernation

Misha the bear, who had been transferred from Belgrade’s Zoo to Arcturos Bear Sanctuary in Nymfaio, Florina, during the war in Yugoslavia in 1999, passed away in hibernation, it was reported. Volunteers noticed that all the bears had woken up...