Peloponnese

The Cultural Center of Kalamata in the northwestern Peloponnese unveiled a permanent exhibition on Maria Callas on December 2, the day that, had the great Greek opera diva been alive, she would have turned 101 years old. It was a good day for the capital of Messinia and for the region, a homecoming of sorts, of a world-celebrated artist whose humble roots lay in the village of Neochori.

Conservation work inside a monastery near the town of Aigio in the Peloponnese has revealed a mural of Constantine XI Palaiologos (1405-1453) that an expert says is the only known living portrait of the last Byzantine emperor.

The Peloponnese has been ranked as the world's second-best food destination by Taste Atlas, an online travel guide covering traditional food. 

A 14-year-old boy has died after falling from a height in a stadium in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese.

Initial reports said the boy fell from a considerable height at the town's municipal stadium shortly after 1 p.m.

The teenager was found by a security guard, who called for an ambulance.

Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.

A development company has announced plans to construct a €475-million "ultra-luxury" tourist resort in the western Peloponnese.

The Hydra Rock company, which is chaired by billionaire shipping magnate Ioannis Vardinogiannis, submitted the plans to Enterprise Greece with the intention that it be deemed a strategic investment

Authorities in northern Peloponnese in southern Greece recovered the body of a 67-year-old British national who collapsed while engaging in aircraft spotting with a friend.

The body body was discovered in a remote area of Megalo Spileo, situated northeast of Kalavryta in the regional unit of Achaia.

A stormy weather system dubbed Cassandra is expected to make an appearance in Greece on Friday, after hitting northern Italy and parts of the Western Balkans.

For the fourth consecutive day, firefighting forces continue to battle the fire that broke out on Sunday morning (September 19th) in Xylokastro, Corinthia, which has claimed the lives of two men and

The large wildfire near Xylokastro in eastern Corinthia, in the Peloponnese, which broke out on Sunday and claimed the lives of two people, has not been brought under control, fire service spokesperson Vasilis Vathrakogiannis has told Kathimerini.

The bodies of two missing men, aged 35 and 40, were found burned in the Xylokastro fire on Monday morning, according to the deputy governor of Corinthia, Anastasios Giolis, in a statement to ERT.