Halkidiki

Eyewitnesses on Thursday described how the storm that hit Greece's Halkidiki region led to the death of a 55-year-old Romanian tourist and her 8-year-old son who at the time were dining at a taverna. The two were among six foreign...

Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, was also affected by the deadly storm that hit nearby Halkidiki on Wednesday evening. Video captured by a cell phone shows the scary moment lighting hits a building in the center of the city. There were...

The moment when the deadly storm hit Halkidiki in northern Greece on Wednesday evening was captured on video. At least six people, including two children, died as severe gale-force winds, rain and hailstorms struck the region. Tourists from the Czech Republic,...

Footage shot on Thursday morning shows the devastation caused by the storm that hit Halkidiki region in northern Greece late on Wednesday. The beach at the resort of Nea Plaghia looks it has been bombed. Businesses next to the beach have been...

At least six people, including two children, died as severe gale-force winds, rain and hailstorms struck the Halkidiki region in northern Greece late on Wednesday, authorities said. Tourists from the Czech Republic, Romania and Russia were among those who died...

The Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal, currently ranked world No. 2, is looking forward to opening his new tennis academy in Halkidiki, northern Greece in April. Located at the Sani Resort, a stunning complex comprising more than 400 hectares, the...

A luxury hotel in Halkidiki, northern Greece, has been selected to host Oscar nominees for an unforgettable weeklong holiday next to the Aegean blue sea. A stay at Greece's Avaton Luxury Villas Resort is included in this year’s swag bags...

Tennis star Rafael Nadal reached an agreement with Halkidiki's Sani resort on Thursday to create the ''Rafa Nadal Tennis Center'' in the popular summer destination in northern Greece. According to the state-run AMNA news agency, the agreement provides for the creation...

After a treacherous 24-hour period, Greece's fire brigade revealed some good news, announcing on Friday that "there is no active fire front in the area of Sarti, Halkidiki." However, two firefighting air crafts, two water-dropping helicopters, 70 fire engines and...

Dozens of firefighters are struggling to bring under control a forest fire in Halkidiki which is aided by strong winds. The fire has been burning a pine forest between the villages of Sarti and Platanitsi since the early hours of...