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Heavy Snowfall on Athens' Parnitha Mountain (video)

As the temperatures continued to plummet across the country, Athens' Parnitha mountain was hit by heavy snowfall on Thursday night and Friday morning. The mountain, located north of the Greek capital, was covered in snow from the early hours of Thursday...

Fairy Tale Scenes of Snow-Covered Florina Go Viral

This year, the winter seemed to rush to visit Greece. In the last few days, the country saw temperatures well below the freezing point, and mountainous towns and villages, as well as the lowlands of the northern Greece, saw...

Brave Driver Tackles Snow-Covered Mt. Olympus (video)

The mountain of the ancient Greek gods, Mt. Olympus, is now covered in fresh blanket of snow, creating a majestic landscape. A Greek driver defied the wintry conditions this weekend, daring to drive up the snow-covered slopes of the mountain....

Snowfall Continues in Northern and Central Greece

As the temperature continues to plummet across Greece, the snowfall as accumulated in many mountainous areas in Macedonia, Thessaly, and Thrace on Saturday morning. People in mountainous villages in Florina, Naoussa, Pelion, Trikala, Grevena, Metsovo and even as south as...

Greece Sees Its First Snowfall of the Season

Parts of central Greece were covered by snow on Friday, the first of the season. The mountainous villages around Trikala in Thessaly were the first to welcome winter, and meteorologists predict that temperatures will drop significantly over the next few...

Snow, Sandstorm Hit Greece in a Single Day (photos)

The weather split Greece into two halves on Thursday as the north experienced heavy snowfall, whereas a sandstorm and mini-heatwave hit the south and in particular the island of Crete. The contrast in the weather was predicted by a Greek...

Heavy Snowfall Hits Parts of Central Greece (photos)

Parts of central and northern Greece are covered in a blanket of snow as a low-pressure weather front hit much of the country over the weekend. The front, dubbed "Leto", has brought snow storms even at low attitudes and a...

Creon Weather Front Hits Greece

A low-pressure weather front dubbed Creon is bringing storms and snow to Greece from early on Thursday. Heavy snow has fallen in central parts of Greece and meteorologists warn that extreme weather conditions will expand towards the southern and eastern...

Greece Escapes Heavy Snows Seen in 2017

There was significantly less snow in Greece in early February compared with the same period in 2017, the meteo.gr service of the National Observatory of Athens said on Friday. An analysis of satellite showed that on Feb. 6 only 11,000...

Blanket of Snow Covers Parts of Central, Northern Greece (video)

A weather front called ‘Theseus’ has brought a wave of cold and wet weather to Greece. Many central and northern parts of the country have been covered by a blanket of snow as temperatures have plummeted. In Thessaly heavy snowfall has...