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Earth’s Largest Lake in History Lands in Guinness Book of Records

The Guinness Book of World Records has officially recognized the Paratethys as the largest lake in Earth's history. This immense lake, also known as Lake Paratethys, held a staggering ten times more water than all of today's lakes combined. Vladimir...

Kastoria: The Lakeside Gem of Northwestern Greece

Kastoria is a beautiful lakeside city in northwestern Greece famous for its fur and leather trade and its rich history that goes as far back as Byzantium

Low Temperatures Create Crete's Only Heart-Shaped Frozen Lake (video)

A drone video recently captured the wild beauty of Crete's region of Omalos in Chania, where the latest round of snow and low temperatures have created some stunning wintertime scenery. The artificial lake of OAK, at the heart of the...

Fish Struggle For Survival in Greece's Koroneia Lake

Drought, management shortcomings and extreme water consumption, might be responsible for the recent death of thousands of fish in Lake Koroneia, located at the heart of Thessaloniki regional unit, in Central Macedonia, Greece. Carp and butterflyfish washed up on the...

Desperate Rescue of Trapped Birds on Frozen Lake Kastoria

Volunteers from the Kastoria Environmental Protection Society have been trying desperately over the last several days to rescue birds trapped in the ice of Kastoria's frozen lake. Due to the extremely low temperatures experienced during the last week, Kastoria Lake froze...

The Majestic Beauty of Frozen Kastoria Lake

 Kastoria lake in northern Greece froze solid on Wednesday, a result of the sub-zero temperatures which descended on many areas across the nation of Greece for the past several days. The lake is considered to be one of the most beautiful...

Artificial Lake in Crete Dries Up Due to Drought (video)

Faneromeni; the artificial lake which is located in Crete, has dried up after months of drought. The lake was created in 2005 after the construction of the dam, so as to meet the increased demand for irrigation of the Mesara...

Wander the Magical Melissani Cave in Cephalonia [video]

Lake Melissani in Cephalonia is amongst the most astonishing lakes in the world. Melissani is one of the unique gulf-like lakes, which is also known as Melissani Cave. Melissani is 160 meters long and 40 meters wide. The waters are up...

Artwork on Frozen Greek Lake

Even though the weather calms down in most parts of Greece and there is no more snowfall, cold still remains. Especially in northern Greece, temperature dropped below zero. As a result, cold is keeping a lot of people inside their...