Paros
The mother of the 23-year-old stabbed in Paros speaks out: “The doctor told me ‘we’re playing with seconds'”
The mother of the 23-year-old who was stabbed in Paros shared her heartbreaking account of the incident. “I hope no mother ever has to go through what I went through. One of my children saved the other. My older son was alone, and they had knocked him down and were beating him.
Santorini sees turnover of €376 mln in accommodation and catering in Q3
Santorini has topped the list of Cycladic islands in terms of revenue from accommodation and catering, bringing in a total of almost 376 million euros in the busiest tourist months of July, August and September, a study has found.
‘Not a single drop’
We talk on the phone almost every day. "Dad, has it rained at all?" "No, my child, nothing, not a drop has fallen, even though the meteorologists on the news keep saying rain is on the way." For months now, the same conversation, on repeat. I've forgotten the last time I got a positive answer.
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Fire breaks out on Serifos
A fire broke out Tuesday on Serifos, near Vagia beach on the Cycladic island's southern coast, burning through low vegetation.
Emergency crews, assisted by a water-dropping aircraft, worked to contain the blaze, with additional reinforcements expected to arrive from Paros by boat.
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11 rescued from sailboat near Paros
Eleven people were rescued from a sailboat taking on water approximately 1.6 nautical miles northwest of the Greek island of Paros on Wednesday night, authorities reported.
The sailboat was safely towed to the port of Paros with the assistance of a nearby passenger vessel.
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Guardians of tradition: The culinary keepers of the Cyclades
The 17th Gastronomos Awards by Kathimerini's influential food magazine celebrated unsung heroes of traditional Cycladic island cuisine in a heartfelt ceremony at Syros' Apollon Theater. Honorees included cooks, farmers and artisans preserving their island's culinary and cultural heritage.
Returning to the wild: A celebration
In a poignant observance of World Animal Day, the volunteers at the Alkioni, the Aegean Wildlife Hospital on the island of Paros, are once again celebrating the return of the common buzzard to its natural habitat. Since its establishment in 1995, Alkioni has cared for over 17,000 wild animals, primarily birds, who have found their way to the sanctuary in various states of distress.
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Sicily: What the “Aeolos Kenteris” looks like today – Video of the legendary ship
An exploration of the wrecked ship “Aeolus Kenteris” in Sicily was conducted by a team of amateur explorers who went inside the ship and recorded its current condition.
Speedboat sinks north of Paros, passengers safe
Six passengers on board a speedboat that started taking on water and sank north of Paros on Wednesday night were in good health, the Greek Coast Guard said Thursday.
The passengers, five Greeks and one Lebanese national, were picked up by a Blue Star passenger ferry which was travelling from Paros to Naxos.
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Tsitsanis: A taverna in operation since 1969 in Prodromos, Paros
Prodromos is one of the beautiful villages of Paros, one of those blue-and-white Cycladic dreams we close our eyes and think about during the winter, eagerly awaiting the hour we can get off the ferry again and lose ourselves in its narrow, freshly whitewashed streets.