Greece will endure a 3-day heatwave starting Tuesday 11th June 2024, with temperatures exceeding 40°C, also warning of of a high wildfire risk, placed at a very high level.  Meteorologists had warned that temperatures could hit 43°C before falling at the weekend.  Heat waves are not rare in Greece, but they traditionally appear in July and August, the June heatwaves are particularly unusual, at

Ermioni celebrated International Museum Day on Saturday 18th May 2024 at an event held at the Ermioni Toy Museum between 7:00 and 9:00 pm.  The Toy Museum, which is housed in the Michael Papavasiliou Cultural Centre, was also celebrating its 11th anniversary when it first opened in 2013.  The evening was dedicated to the museum and its role in education by the Municipality and the Community of Ermioni, wi

On Friday 19th April 2024, Greece celebrates 'Philhellenism Day', in recognition to all the foreigners who love Greece and Greek culture.  This annual celebration was originally called 'Byron Day', as this day is the bicentenary of the death of the English romantic poet and Philhellene Lord George Gordon Byron, who died defending the Greek stronghold of Missolonghi from the Ottoman Turks on

O Mastoras (The Master) gyros food-bar finally closed down mid-April 2024, after supplying Ermioni residents and visitors with delicious traditional meals over many many years.  The original O Mastoras gyros bar was situated in the heart of the Old Village of Ermioni, close to the Panaghia church, and was known to all their European customers as