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Lightning struck participants of the Six Peaks Night Mountain Race on mountain Falakro in northern Greece in the early hours of Sunday, killing one and seriously injuring another. A third athlete survived due to hypothermia, while the fourth athlete, a woman, escaped the stroke apparently due to her proximity. The tragedy occurred on the mountains near the city of Drama. A large rescue operation involving 14 firefighters and five engines is underway to transport the survivors to a safe location. A spokesman for the Fire Service told the media that a 56-year-old man was found unconscious and a 55-year-old man…

Thousands of believers are preparing to come again this year to Nea Iraklitsa in the Municipality of Pangaio, paying due respect to the holy face of the Virgin Mary, on the Nine Days of the Virgin Mary on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, where moments of religious devotion and reverence are revived every year. The love and respect of the residents of the Municipality of Pangaios is clearly seen from the traditions they carried with them from their unforgettable homelands, as well as with one of the first temples they built, the small chapel at the entrance of Nea Peramos. The tradition, the testimonies and the Scriptures, that have been…

The European Union ended the 12-year financial supervision over Greece. Thus, Athens will now have greater control over its domestic economic policy. The end of the bloc’s monitoring of Greek government spending after more than a decade is a “historic day”, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. August 20, 2022, marks the end of the EU’s 12-year fiscal supervision of Greece, imposed to rescue it from a crushing debt crisis. This improves the image of Greece in the international financial markets and the Greek government hopes that in 2023 the country will regain its investment rating. The Greek prime minister described the day…

According to a press release, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced a £100 onboard credit offer for guests cruising on select autumn and winter sailings. Guests on Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet can take advantage of this offer for bookings made between August 16 and August 23, 2022, in honor of the Bolette’s one-year anniversary. According to the company, departures are available from Liverpool, Dover, London Tillbury, Rosyth, and Southampton. “We are so proud to be celebrating Bolette’s first year with us, and what better way to mark it than by shining a spotlight on some of the fantastic sailings…

The Ancient Drama Workshop organizes for the 6th consecutive year the DI.PE.THE. Kavala, as a member of the International Network of Ancient Drama. This original camp in the Krinides area, started on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Philippi Festival in 2017. It returns this year with the presentation of a complete performance of an ancient drama, for the first time based on an Aristophanic text. Georgia Mavragani and her team will present the result of their work on the Frogs of the great comic poet. The performance will be given on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at 09:00 pm, with…

As part of the parallel events of the 65th Philippi Festival, the Kavala Music Friends Association in collaboration with ΔΗ.ΠΕ.ΘΕ. Kavala, are organizing on Monday, August 22, 2022, at 09:00 p.m., the musical evening “The lights opposite…”. It is a journey of memory with choral singing, music and narration by the Association of Friends of Music of Kavala dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor disaster. Excellent texts framed by wonderful songs, accompanied by piano with Theodoros Katakalos and violin with Maria Rasidakis. The event will take place at the Mehmet Ali Theatre, with free entry for the public.

A small fire broke out on Wednesday morning, in the ground floor area of ​​the City Hall, which was extinguished in time thanks to the intervention of the employees of the Municipality of Kavala. The men of the Kavala Fire Service immediately rushed to the scene of the fire, in order to investigate the possible causes of its occurrence and to give the necessary advice for cleaning the area and removing the burnt objects. According to a statement by the mayor of Kavala, Thodoros Mouriadis, the fire is most likely due to a short circuit in the light fixture located…

Overall, arrivals at Greece’s 14 largest regional airports increased 11.1% to 5.9 million passengers in July compared to the same month in 2019, the year before the CoViD-19 pandemic began, but gains were not evenly distributed, and arrivals at four of them still lag those of 2019. Santorini (36.2%), Hania and Corfu (21% each), Mykonos (16.6%), and Rhodes (10.4%) saw the greatest increases. Arrivals were 9.6% lower in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest airport after Athens; other airports with lower arrivals than in 2019 include Mytilene (-13.3%), Kavala (-12.8%), and Skiathos (-6.8%).

The CosmoUpcycle Park action in the central square of Kavala is welcomed by the Cosmopolis Festival in collaboration with the Action Team youth group from August 18 to 21, 2022. As part of the actions, the central square of the city is reformed using everyday materials and presents a different, more human-friendly face, with parallel actions taking place during the four days. CosmoLights is projected online on the facade of the Kavala Chamber of Commerce building. The local wine producers present to the public the wines of the region known all over the world.The Festival of Colors returns to the…

The 36th Panhellenic Vespa Meeting will be held in the area of ​​Nea Karvali, Kavala, from August 25 to 28, 2022. The Panhellenic Meeting of Vespa Friends of Greece has been an institution for 36 years for lovers of the legendary two-wheeler, old acquaintances as well as new friends from different parts of the country, who at the end of August meet in a different place each time. In recent years, more and more Vespisti from abroad, and especially from neighboring countries, participate in the meetings. The responsibility of organizing the meeting has been taken by the Vespa Friends Club of…