Posts include information about Ermioni, Ermionida and the Argolida region
International Museum Day
18 May 2024 - 6:00pm
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
Saint George's Day
5 May 2024 - 11:00pm
Saint George (Aghios Georgios) is usually celebrated annually on 23rd April, however, this year the Saint will be celebrated on Easter Monday 6th May 2024. This is because the Orthodox Easter falls after 23rd April this year, so in Greece the Saint will be celebrated on Easter Monday instead. When celebrations coinside within the G
Philhellenism (Byron) Day
19 April 2024 - 7:30am
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
Olympic Flame Ceremony
16 April 2024 - 10:30am
The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympics was lit by the high priestess in the official ceremony at ancient Olympia on Tuesday 16th April 2024. The high priestess usually uses a parabolic mirror and the sun's rays to ignite the torch at the birthplace of Olympic Games in Greece. The traditional ceremony marks the start of a torch relay that will end in Paris for the start of the Games on 26th July. 
'O Mastoras' Memories
9 April 2024 - 3:53pm
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
Ermionida Holiday Weekend
10 March 2024 - 9:30am
Over the weekend of 9th & 10th March 2024, Ermioni celebrated the third anniversary of a new annual 'public holiday of local importance'. This event commemorates the Hellenic Third National Assembly, that was held in Ermioni (then called Kastri) between January and March 1827, during the Greek War of Independence. The National Assembly was held on the upper fl
Greek PM Visit to Ukraine
6 March 2024 - 11:45am
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis made his first visit to Ukraine on Wednesday 6th March. The unannounced visit was to the coastal city of Odesa, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During his visit, there was an
24-hour Strike in Greece
28 February 2024 - 10:00am
A 24-hour strike across Greece on Wednesday 28th February 2024 marks the first anniversary of the nation's worst rail tragedy at Tempe, as workers demand answers for the accident and punishment for those responsible. A year after the tragic railway disaster that claimed the lives of 57 people in Central Greec
2nd Anniversary of Invasion
24 February 2024 - 5:30pm
On a somber anniversary for Europe, 24th February marks two years since the barbaric Russian invasion of Ukrainie. Large crowds of Greek supporters of Ukraine's fight for freedom gathered in the city centres of Athens and Thessaloniki, expressing their continuous support and solidarity for the Ukrainian people. Ukrainians in Greece and their supporters held a march and rally in Athens on Saturday to mar
Marriage Equality in Greece
15 February 2024 - 10:30pm
On Thursday 15th February 2024, Greece finally approved a landmark bill that legalises same-sex marriage and grants adoption rights to same-sex couples. The bill was passed after a two-day pariamentary debate that began on Valentine's Day, following months of divided political discussions. It is a historic day for many Greeks who until now were denied parental and family rights, with many be