Posts include information about Ermioni, Ermionida and the Argolida region
Greek 'Oxi Day' 1940
28 October 2026 - 11:00am
Every 28th October, most Greeks around the world remember their country said "OXI" (No) to Mussolini in 1940. It is an annual national holiday in Greece and Cyprus, and all Greeks around the world observe the day that Greece rejected an ultimatum from Fascist Italy in the early hours of 28th October 1940, and the war and resistance that followed. Greece had remained neutral when the Sec
Britannic Sinks Near Kea
21 October 2026 - 8:12am
On the morning of 21st November 1916, HMHS Britannic sank in the Aegean Sea, three kilometres off the Greek Cycladic island of Kea, near Port Nicholaos. Britannic was a British hospital ship on her way to Lemnos, to pick up sick and wounded British and Allied soldiers from the Mediterranean campaign of WW1, when she struck a German mine at 08:12 and sank in only 55 minutes. 30 people, mostly crew,
Ermioni Marina Progress 2
4 October 2026 - 1:30pm
As of October 2026, further progress has been made on the Ermioni 'Super-Yacht' Marina foundations being laid and secured. From the images below, it is possible to see the outer and inner landings now in position, with the future main buildings area along Krothi Hill now filled in. Work continued on the Marina foundations throughout the long summer months, as the building/breaking noi
AERO 4 Highspeed 'Problem'
16 September 2026 - 9:00am
A Hellenic Seaways Highspeed catamaran carrying 120 passengers was unable to depart from the port of Piraeus on Wednesday 16th September 2026 after a mechanical problem was detected before its 10:00 departure. The AERO 4 Highspeed vessel was scheduled to sail to the islands of Poros, Hydra and Spetses, with a stop in Ermioni on the Peloponnese coast. All the passengers were transport
25th Anniversary of 9/11 Attack
11 September 2026 - 7:46am
Today, most of the civilised world will remember and commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 11th September 2001 terrorist attack on the New York World Trade Centre Twin Towers, the Pentagon attack in Arlington County, Virginia, and the downed domestic flight near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on that fateful morning. A total of 2,977 people lost their lives in those attacks, not counting the 19 terrorist hijackers.
Tragedy Above The Flames
2 August 2026 - 2:30pm
On Sunday 2nd August 2026, two Augusta Bell firefighting helicopters collided in mid-air while battling a major wildfire near Psatha, an area of western Attica near Athens, killing two crew members. The crash occured as
Best Tourism Villages Initiative
29 July 2026 - 9:00am
ErmArchaeological Museum of Argos
29 June 2026 - 7:30pm
Monday 29th June 2026 saw the inaugural opening of the newly refurbished Archaeological Museum of Argos. Closed since 2014, the fully modernised museum reopened after a complex structural expansion and upgrade. The exhibition area has more than d
Klidonas Festival in Ermioni
23 June 2026 - 9:30pm
On the evening of Tuesday 23rd June 2026, Ermioni celebrated the annual festival of Saint John Klidonas. This festival is described as the most pagan of the Greek calendar, originally celebrated by the ancient Greeks that built fires in honour of Zeus Klidonas, associated with prophetic signs and utterances, with the Romans honouring Pales, t
Mandrakia Slipway Levelled
9 June 2026 - 8:00am
The slipway at Mandrakia, on the southern side of Ermioni, has been filled in and levelled, between the present Ermioni Cafe and the Cookoida taverna exteriors. The slipway had been the last vestige of the ramp that existed for launching fishing boats from the shore into the sea, even before the coastal road was constructed
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