Evangelos Bougiotis

Cold front grips the country, bringing snow to many parts

The Ancient Theater of Epidaurus in the Peloponnese is seen blanketed in snow, as a cold front swept in across the country Thursday. In Attica, people woke up to snowfall, especially in the northern suburbs of Kifissia and Ekali, while downtown Athens and even the southern coast were also given a light dusting.

Another endangered turtle fatally injured

A passerby looks at a fatally injured loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) on Karathonas Beach near Nafplio, in the northern Peloponnese, on Saturday. The turtle washed up on the beach earlier in the day with multiple injuries across its body, possibly from a boat propellor, in one of several similar incidents reported in the area over the past few weeks.

Big, beautiful moon

A waxing moon rises behind the chapel of Profitis Ilias, on a hill on the outskirts of the picturesque town of Nafplio, in the Peloponnese, on Friday. [Evangelos Bougiotis/ANA-MPA]

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