Patras
Greece
Shipwrecks, Tragic Stories Hidden in Rust
There are about three million undiscovered shipwrecks scattered in the oceans across the world, some of which are thousands of years old. From those which have been discovered, many are abandoned and remain either submerged or grounded near beaches...
Crime
Man Charged With Raping 16-Year-Old Girl in Patras
A 16-year-old girl from Patras had disappeared without a trace last Saturday after telling her parents she was going to have coffee with a friend. Today, however, she reappeared at the local police station shocked by what had happened...
Greece
Patras: Man Rapes His Children
A couple who had been in custody since May 2013, were involved in a case that shocked all of Greece.
A 50-year-old man form Patras, was repeatedly raping his three children, a boy and two girls, forcing the boy to...
Diaspora
Pauperization of Greek Student Residencies
In Greece, thousands of students don't have the opportunity to attend a university outside their hometown because their families’ low income can't support a small apartment. But even if the students wish to stay at the Public Student Residence,...
events
Patras Carnival Starts this Saturday
The mayor of Patras, Yiannis Dimaras , the president of community business “Patras Carnival” Konstantinos Trigos, the art director, Maria Kourampana and the director Panayiotis Fafoutis who will be coordinating the event, called everyone to celebrate the opening day...
Greece
National Geographic: Rio Antirrio Bridge Documentary
The Rio-Antirrio Bridge or as it is officially called Charilaos Trikoupis located near Patras, Greece, is one of the most important accomplishments in modern Greece.
When the project first began, no one could have predicted how difficult it would be...
Greece
Abbot Declines New Monks Due to Crisis
The Archimandrite Nektarios Moulatsiotis, Abbot of the monastery of Saint Seraphim of Sarov, in Fokida, Greece, announced that the monastery can't accept new monks because of financial difficulties.
In fact, the Abbot, advised a man who wished to be a...
Economy
Grimaldi New Service Between Greece and Italy
Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has launched a new direct service to expand its coverage in the Adriatic routes between Italy and Greece. As of 19 December 2013 the new maritime service, dedicated to the transport of rolling freight...
Greece
Woman Dies in Severe Storm in Greece
A 55-year-old Serbian woman was found dead in the basement of her apartment in the center of Argos, a city in Peloponnese, Greece.
The apartment where she was living, flooded when a wall broke and waters rushed into the house...
Crime
Shocking Murder in Patras
A shocking murder has taken place in Patras, Greece. An Albanian, killed a 43-year-old woman, a mother of a ten-year-old boy and owner of a café in the region of Rio.
The Albanian man surrendered himself to the police early...