Sunday

Warm weather over the next 4 days with 33 degrees on Saturday and further temperature rise on Sunday and Monday

Public transport services in Athens will be adjusted for the Greek Orthodox Easter long weekend, from Friday to Wednesday after Easter.

Services will end before 11 p.m. on Saturday, while the usual extension of Friday schedules to midnight will not be implemented on Friday.

Buses, trolleys

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One person died in a bloody incident around 1:00 p.m. Sunday on Lemessou Street in Patissia, Athens.

She was seen on Sunday afternoon (31/3)

The temperature from Sunday will rise, while on Monday it will exceed 20 degrees in the south

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will attend the midnight Anastasi (Resurrection) Mass on Holy Saturday at the Athens Cathedral tonight, her office said.

On Sunday (Easter Sunday), she will visit the Presidential Guard. 

Pope Francis will preside over mass in St Peter's Square Sunday as he kicks off events leading to Easter, just a day after leaving hospital following a bout of bronchitis.

The 86-year-old's admittance to hospital on Wednesday with breathing difficulties sparked concerns he may not be well enough to attend a series of rites in what is the most important week in the Christian calendar.

Clocks in Greece should be set forward by one hour from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Sunday morning (March 26), as daylight saving begins, the Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday.

European Summer Time has been observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October since 1996.