Kalamata
Crime
60-Year-Old Greek Woman Buries Her Mother Under the Porch
The unprecedented case of a woman who buried her mother under their house's porch is slowly unravelling, shocking people in Kalamata and across Greece. It was determined that the 60-year-old woman who lived in the village of Megali Mandineia buried her mother...
events
Greece's "Navarino Challenge" Raises Awareness on Child Obesity
As the top Greek-American ultramarathon man Dean Karnazes, highlights, “run with your heart and you will never get tired.” People of all ages ran last weekend September 19 to 21, at the “Navarino Challenge,” next to The North Face athlete,...
Greece
Foreign Real Estate Agents Interested in Crete
In recent years, more and more foreign real estate agents and companies show an active interest in the Greek real estate market.
According to a chart examined by British website TheMoveChannel.com, during the period from September 2013 until August 2014,...
Archaeology
No State Funding For Archaeological Digs
The glories of the ancient past remain perhaps the greatest source of national pride in Greece. And in the past, the government could support archaeological research and digs. But the debt crisis and subsequent austerity budget has slashed the...
Art
Kalamata Dance Festival Turns 20
Kalamata International Dance Festival was launched 20 years ago and it is one of Greece's most important cultural events. During the last years, the festival attracted more and more participants and attendees. It is estimated that almost 200,000 people...
events
TEDxKalamata: Embrace and Transcend Your Limits
After the success of last year’s TEDXKalamata, the event was named the second most innovative TEDx on a global scale, as it was the first TEDx in the world to be held at an archaeological site. This year TEDxKalamata...
Business
Young Man from Greece Wins FIAT Award for Car Design
Thanos Pappas, a 23-year-old man from Kalamata, Greece, recently took part in FIAT’s “Design the future of accessibility” contest and won. Thanos had always wanted to drive a car that he had designed and now his dreams are starting...
Economy
Real Estate Property in Greece for 300 Euros per Square Meter
Factors resulting from the overall financial crisis, such as single property tax and the failure of owners to rent out their properties, have thrown real estate prices at historically low levels, resulting in a market that now presents great opportunities...
Business
Grace Hotels to Build new Hotel in Kalamata
Grace Hotels has announced plans for a new hotel development including residential villas just outside the historic city of Kalamata, in the south western part of the Peloponnese in Greece. The hotel will comprise 125 rooms and suites plus...
Greece
Greece: 16.1% Increase in Tourism
The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) announced this week that the percentage of international tourists arriving at the main Greek airports increased during 2013. In December there was a rise of 16.1%, while overall during the year there...