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The Elefthere Seaside Luxury Thermal Spa Resort is a new innovative tourism project in the thermal town of Eleftheres, near Kavala in northern Greece, that combines spa and wellness with hospitality. Six hot springs with water temperatures ranging from 37 to 42 degrees Celsius are located in the area and are thought to be ideal for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and skin diseases, among other things. The Elefthere Resort, a project of KNC SA, a Greek wood processing company based in the northern city of Drama, aims to operate as an all-inclusive spa and wellness destination 365 days a…

In collaboration with the hotel associations of the two destinations, the Kavala Chamber of Commerce and Fraport Greece, Marketing Greece recently launched the new “Tourism Partnership for Kavala-Thassos.” Marketing Greece is a private tourism marketing firm, founded in 2013 by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, and the Hellenic Association of Communications Agencies (EDEE). The company is now collaborating with local hoteliers and trade associations to promote Kavala and Thasos tourism products and create multiple benefits for the destinations by maximizing the results of coordinated activities and synergies. “Our main goal is to create a common…

Fraport Greece announced that work on the airports of Zakynthos, Kavala, and Chania had been completed, and that work on the airports of Samos, Lesvos, Rhodes, Skiathos, Aktion, and Kefalonia would be completed by the end of the year. Fraport Greece said during a two-year anniversary presentation this week that it will also have completed the overhaul of the airports on Kos, Santorini, Mykonos, Corfu, and Thessaloniki by 2021. It should be noted that passenger traffic through Fraport Greece airports increased by 8.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019, to 1.9 million from January to March, up from 713,045…

To commemorate the International Childhood Cancer Day, which is celebrated every year on February 15, tavern owner Yiannis Sarris of Kavala, Macedonia, will donate all of his shop’s proceeds to Kavala’s Cancer Council to help fight childhood cancer. On Monday, February 18, 2019, those who choose to eat at “Στο Κουτούκι του Σαρρή,” a tavern in the city center, will be helping a great cause, as all money raised on the day will be donated directly to the Cancer Council in Kavala. Instead of just donating profits or staff wages, Yiannis decided to take it a step further and donate…

The cities of Kavala and Corinth are working together to sign an agreement to promote pilgrimage tourism. The collaboration’s goal is to build a network of areas that Apostle Paul passed through or visited on his journey from Kavala in northern Greece to Corinth in south-central Greece. The mayors of the two cities referred to the Apostle Paul’s travels in Greece at a Wednesday event, noting that his path touched not only pious believers but also those who loved history. “The steps of Apostle Paul” pass through all the places where the Apostle taught and are an ideal combination of…

In what can only be described as a family tragedy that has shocked an entire community, an elderly couple was stabbed to death multiple times by their grandson in their Kavala home. According to reports, the 24-year-old was known to have psychological issues and had previously been hospitalized in a psychiatric facility before confessing to the double murder. The young man, whose mother has died and he has no relationship with his father, was residing with his 85-year-old, retired grandfather and his 80-year-old, gravely ill grandmother. Relatives who live in the same apartment building told police they did not hear…

Greece plans to expand the natural gas network to eighteen municipalities in the next years. Gas distributor DEDA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DEPA, the public gas corporation, plans to proceed with tenders for the development of natural gas networks in 18 municipalities covering northern and central Greece by October 10, once the terms of all the planned tenders have been endorsed by regional authorities. The DEDA tenders are planned to cover all development aspects of the projects, including procurement, project management and construction. A total of 11 or 12 tenders are being planned. Projects envisioned include the construction of a…

Turkish fishermen have apparently found a new way to harass and bully their Greek colleagues: they shoot at them. After the incident near the island of Leros, another similar incident comes to the news, this time near the island of Samothraki in the Northern Aegean Sea. The chairman of fishermen network in Kavala, Giannis Manios told private Skai TV on Thursday, that a Turkish fisherman fired shots at the Greek fisherman last Friday, August 101th. A Greek trawling vessel was the the area and it was followed by a Turkish fishing vessel that attempted to go past the Greek vessel.…

While Central and South Greece were hit by a heat wave, the North-East of the country was hit by a powerful rain storm and gusty wind. Streets turn into rivers, homes and businesses were flooded, roof tops were detached and trees were uprooted. Most hit by the extreme weather phenomenon in the heart of the summer is the town of Chrysoupoli and Nea Karvali by Kavala. Chryssoupoli has been in state of emergency since the floods end of June. Three villages in the area, Filippoi, Krynides and Kyroneri, are without water supply due to damages in the net work. Domino…

A rare phenomenon over the city of Kavala in Northern Greece: A storm with a shelf cloud. A low-hanging, well-defined, wedge-shaped formation that occurs along the leading edge of a gust front in a thunderstorm. Shelf clouds most often form just ahead of intense lines of thunderstorms. Shelf clouds are considered as one of the most awesome and most alarming phenomena. The storm broke out after 06:30 Tuesday afternoon, July 17, 2018. Rain-chilled air descends in a thunderstorm’s downdraft, then spreads laterally when reaching Earth’s surface. Warmer, more moist air is lifted at the leading edge, or gust front, of this rain-cooled air.…