Boeotia

The dogfight between a Rafale fighter jet and a F-16 Viper won the day on what was – after all – a more than impressive first day of this year’s 12th Athens Flying Week at Tanagra Air Base.

The “cherry on the cake” at the end of the day was the upgraded and renewed program of the “Zeus” demonstration aircraft against the backdrop of a magnificent sunset.

The annual airshow Athens Flying Week returns for its 12th consecutive year at Tanagra Air Base, some 60 km from Athens, on September 14-15. Visitors will be able to witness the takeoffs and landings of famous aircraft, enjoy a spectacular airshow, and take pictures with the planes, helicopters, and pilots at the largest static aircraft display in recent years.

It took persistence, love - and a fit of anger. These were the ingredients that led to the transformation of the Ancient Theater of Orchomenos in Boeotia (Viotia), central Greece (also referred to as "Minyan Orchomenus" to distinguish it from a later city of the same name in Arcadia), from a forgotten site to a model of restoration, sponsored by the local residents.

Attica, Evia, Boeotia, Lesvos, Chios & eastern Peloponnese in the high risk areas

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou looks at ancient helmet in the exhibition "Chaeronea, August 2, 338 BC: A Day that Changed the World," at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens. The Battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC, near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes.

A 17-year-old Roma boy was dead when transferred to the hospital of Thebes, central Greece after a police chase on Saturday night.

According to the information, the police were trying to do a car search of a suspicious car in the greater area of Aliarto in the Boeotia region.

Over 40,000 hectares were destroyed in wildfires the three days from August 19 to 21, according to a report by the National Observatory of Athens.

The quake was recorded at 09:06 with an epicentre three kilometers east northeast of the city of Boeotia

Flying enthusiasts watch Hellenic Air Force helicopters participate in the Tanagra International Air Show, part of Athens Flying Week, at the Tanagra Air Base on Saturday. The air show, which took place for the eighth year in a row, drew some 60,000 visitors from across Greece and 4,000 from abroad.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the region of Boeotia in central Greece on Monday and was also felt in Athens.

According to a preliminary reading of the Institute of Geodynamics, the tremor struck 17 km southeast of the town of Thiva and at a depth of 5 km.

No damages or injuries were immediately reported.