Arcadia

The fire service has issued a spate of 112 emergency alert messages, with eight such messages being sent in less than two hours on Friday afternoon.

By 5.30 p.m., 15 emergency alert messages had been issued to residents in various parts of the country, including Attica; the Peloponnesian prefectures of Arcadia, Argolida, Achaea, and Messinia; as well as Larisa in Thessaly.

In April of 1947, in the midst of the civil war, the leader of the Nationalist Party (renamed People's Party in 1920), Theodoros Tourkovasilis, while speaking to the Greek Parliament, mentioned Switzerland in passing: "I was recently given the chance to admire this people and to see the fine organization of this state up close. Switzerland is indeed a masterpiece of a state.

Harvard Library has held an event to mark its acquisition of the archive of Greek poet and lyricist Nikos Gatsos, originally announced in June last year.

The stories of "firsts" are testaments to the forward-thinking mind-set and courage of those who decide to try something new, despite the risks. The story of the first supermarket in Athens is no different. The Thanopoulos family business became the catalyst for the modernization of the wholesale and retail trade of food and non-food items in Greece.

It’s not surprising that Greece is the place where gods lived, nymphs were born, and where mysticism reigned supreme. A trip to Greece isn’t just about the sun and sea but also about feeling the mood of some of the most haunting places where lore and legends are still alive.

Castle of Methoni

The modern Greek state’s continuing and abysmal failure to comprehensively deal with all forms of waste management again reared its “ugly head”, this time, ironically, in the eponymous Greek prefecture of Arcadia – an ancient placement which is associated with pastoralism and harmony with nature.

Forty firemen were battling a wildfire that broke out in the area of Aghios Ioannis in North Kynouria, in the municipality of Arcadia in the Peloponnese on Wednesday.

Two water-dumping aircraft and volunteers were also taking part in the operation.