winter
Greece
Winter in Greece: A Traveler’s Guide to Visiting in the Cooler Months
Greece is known for its beautiful summers, but travel in the country is beautiful no matter the season -- you just need to know where to go!
Greek News
Direct Flights From US to Greece Extended Into Winter Months
Direct flights from the US to Greece will be extended into the winter months, the Athens-Macedonia News Agency (AMNA) said in a report published on Tuesday.
Delta, following the launch in 2022 of a direct Athens-Boston flight for the first...
Economy
Greece Braces for ‘Worst Winter Since 1942’ Due to Energy Crisis
Due to the energy crisis, Greece is bracing for the most difficult winter since 1942, the darkest year of the German occupation, a minister warned on Saturday.
Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis advised Greeks to seek alternative ways...
Greece
Greece Invites German Retirees to Vacation in Greece this Winter
Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias invited German retirees to come to Greece this winter to avoid the cold.
"Beloved Germans, spend you winter with us, on the beach!" an article covering Greece as a winter holiday destination featuring an interview...
Greece
Vytina: A Beautiful Greek Mountain Town Surrounded by Forests
Vitina is a gorgeous, cozy Greek mountain town. The idyllic village, perched on the slopes of Mt. Mainalo, is surrounded by lush fir forests.
Life
Ice Disc Amazes Onlookers in Frozen Maine River
An ice disc the size of a football field and resembling the Moon has re-formed and is spinning once again in the depths of winter in Westbrook, Maine.
Just as happened for the last several years, a disc of ice...
Greece
Distrato: Greece’s Magnificent Mountain Village That Keeps Growing
Distrato is an exquisite mountainous village in Greece that has managed to remain unknown to the majority of travellers.
As we all know, Greece is dotted with small mountainous villages, however, most of them have been seeing a rapid decline...
Weather
Especially Cold Winter Predicted as Fuel Crunch Intensifies
Energy traders -- and all the consumers who are looking at their wallets as the energy crunch intensifies in Europe -- are apprehensive about the oncoming winter months; unfortunately, an especially cold winter is predicted this year by meteorologists.
Disturbances...
Greek News
Cold Front “Medea” Approaches Athens, Leaves Northern Greece Snowy
After touching down in northern Greece on Saturday, the cold front Medea has continued to bring down temperatures across the country on Sunday.
The cold front, which has blanketed much of northern Greece in snow, originated as cold masses of...
Greek News
Cold Front Medea Brings Snow to Northern Greece
After a period of unseasonably warm weather across the country, the cold front "Medea" brought frigid temperatures and snowfall to northern Greece on Saturday.
Currently, snowfall and ice-cold temperatures have been recorded across Northern Greece, particularly in Florina, Kozani, Kastoria,...