Nafpaktos
Greek News
Last Evzone Fighter of Greek-Italian War Dies at 106
Georgios Gizas passed away at the age of 106 in Nafpaktos, Greece on Saturday. He was the last Greek evzone of the heroic 2/39 Evzone Regime. Gizas wrote history for his heroism and self-sacrifice in the Greek-Italian war of...
Diplomacy
U.S. Ambassador Tsunis Declared Honorary Citizen of Nafpaktos, Greece
U.S. Ambassador George Tsunis was declared an honorary citizen of Greece's Nafpaktos in a ceremony held on Saturday.
Nafpaktos Mayor Vasilis Gizas presented the U.S. Ambassador with the honor. Speaking at the event, an emotional Tsunis expressed his deep sense...
Environment
Fire Breaks Out on Evia Island, Village Evacuated
A fire broke out in the area of Gaia in Evia in the municipality of Kimi-Aliveri on Saturday.
Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of the village of Kremastos as the flames approached houses nearby.
The Fire Service says that high winds...
Greek News
Exploring Nafpaktos’ Venetian Port and Fortress Transports You to Another Time
Nafpaktos is a picturesque town that is situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth in Western Greece.
Greece
4.9 Earthquake Jolts Nafpaktos
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at 5:30 AM on Wednesday in an area 11 km (6.8 miles) southwest of Nafpaktos and with focal depth 5 kilometers, the National Observatory of Athens Geodynamics Institute stated.
The...
Greek News
Earthquake Barrage Shakes Central Greece
A series of moderate earthquakes shook the region of Nafpaktos, central Greece, on Wednesday.
The first tremor -- of the magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale -- rocked the region shortly after midnight, the National Observatory of Athens reported.
The...
Basketball
Antetokounmpo’s Girlfriend Sends Loving Goodbye to Greece
Mariah Riddlesprigger, a stunning athlete in her own right and the girlfriend of Milwaukee Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo, sent a moving goodbye to Greece, her boyfriend's birthplace, in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
The young mother posted a picture with...
Animals
Greek Dog Who Mourned Death of Owner at Shrine Has Been Taken
The modern day Hachiko in Nafpaktos, who stole peoples hearts when he refused to leave the roadside shrine marking where his owner was killed in a car accident, has disappeared after being taken by unknown individuals.
People everywhere were touched...
Animals
Greek Hachiko Waits in Vain Next to Owner's Roadside Shrine
A modern day Hachiko in Nafpaktos found a new home next to the shrine that was placed on the national road where his boss was killed.
A shrine is built to act as a remembrance of a traffic accident victim,...
Animals
Wild Baby Boars Take a Nighttime Stroll in Greece (video)
A herd of approximately ten wild baby boars was spotted recently on a mountain road north of the city of Nafpaktos, in central Greece.
They were filmed late at night strolling down a tarred country road. Dazed by the lights,...