Vytina

Four stunning autumn drives in Greece

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]

Temperatures drop as snow falls in mountainous regions

Very low temperatures, rain and snowfall accompanied by strong winds were the main characteristics of the weather in Greece on Thursday.

The lowest temperatures recorded by the Meteo service stations of Athens National Observatory on Thursday were -6.4C in the village Vlasti of Kozani, -4.7C in Vytina, in Arcadia, Peloponnese and -4.7C in Mavrolithari, central Greece.

Stojan Donef | Athens | To February 2

Bulgarian painter Stojan Donef presents his latest exhibition, "Journey 1990-2020," in the form of a retrospective at the Evripides Art Gallery. Since 1991, Donef has been living and working in Greece, dividing his time between Athens and the mountain village of Vytina in Arcadia. His paintings, which edge on surrealism and are inspired by the poetry of C.P.