Arcadia

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook the area southeast of the village of Dimitsana, located in the region of Arcadia in the central Peloponnese on Thursday afternoon.
According to the automatic solution provided by Athens' Geodynamic Institute, the tremor was recorded at a depth of 11.5 kilometers.
No injuries or damages were reported. 

Back for the second year after its successful debut in 2017, the Para-Tyro Festival in South Kynouria in the Peloponnese's Arcadia region, is a multifaceted event with concerts, screenings, sports activities and workshops, taking place in different parts of the seaside town. Highlights this year include the inaugural blues and rock concert by local act Big Nose Attack on Thursday at 10.30 p.m.

Firemen rescued a man yesterday after he was trapped under the rubble of his house which partially collapsed in the region of Nestani in Arcadia, southern Greece.

Rescue teams were also conducting a search to see if anyone else was trapped in the debris.

It was not clear why the house collapsed.

The risk of forest fires across the country is very high on Monday, according to the General Secretariat for Civil Protection which highlighted the prefectures of Attica, Evia, Viotia, Fthiotida, Fokida, Larissa, Magnisia, Corinthia, Argolida, Arkadia, Lakonia and Hania as the most vulnerable - at level 4.

Visitors at the historic village of Karytaina, a community in Arcadia in the centre of Peloponnese, were transported to a past era on July 8, as a series of events reviving the traditional harvesting and threshing were celebrated.

The Tsakonian language, with its foundations in the Doric dialect, the Tsakonian dance with its roots in the myths of Apollo, local traditions, hospitality and the extraordinary natural environment are all part of the 12th annual Melitzazz Festival. The festival is an international gathering of cultures in the village of Leonidio, the capital of Tsakonia.

Greece is expected to receive almost 10 times its population in holidaymakers for 2017, according to Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, who addressed the Panhellenic Exporters’ Association last week. British media outlet “The Guardian” focused on the boom in tourism, which is the debt-stricken country’s life jacket in the years of the economic crisis.

As summer approaches the beautiful Greek landscape, and especially its idyllic isles are becoming the focus of media coverage from around the globe. Editors from British Telegraph picked out 18 of what they consider to be the best “hidden” gems of Greece in a feature entitled “Secret Greece: 18 hidden gems you’d never thought to visit (but really should). This is their list:

Culture Ministry of Greece and the Arcadia Antiquities Ephorate announced that the Tegea Archaeological Museum has been nominated as a candidate for the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) in 2016.

EMYA established in 1977 under the auspices of the Council of Europe and is awarded annually aiming to encourage the best practices and innovative actions by museums in Europe.

In an effort to redeem himself and restore truth, Greece’s “forgetful” Economy Minister George Stathakis submitted his joint property tax ENFIA declaration to Greek Parliament as well as that of his wife Themidos Gekou. The Assets Declaration Committee of Greek Parliament is scrutinizing the minister’s assets after a million euros was not declared in 2012.