Dimitsana

The temperatures are mild, the crowds are small, and the roads, except during the October 28th holiday weekend, are relatively quiet. Deciduous trees blanket the paths and hillsides with leaves in vibrant shades of yellow, red, and green, making driving through the mountains a true pleasure.

Dimitsana with its picturesque narrow streets. [Perikles Merakos]

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. 

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.

Police in Dimitsana, in Arcadia in the Peloponnese, on Thursday arrested Stella Antoniou, who is facing charges of involvement in the urban guerilla group Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, for failing to comply with her bail conditions. Antoniou had been arrested over similar charges in the northern port city of Thessaloniki in July.