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Tourist Paradise Is Now a Tinderbox
Tourist Paradise Is
Now a Tinderbox
Jun 23, 2025 10:40 AM CDT

Tourist Paradise Is Now a Tinderbox

Extreme heat and wind challenge firefighting efforts on Greek island of Chios

(Newser) - Flames forced entire villages to flee on the Greek island of Chios this weekend, as relentless wildfires swept through the popular summer destination. According to state media, three separate fires broke out Sunday in the areas of Kofina, Agia Anna, and Agios Makarios Vrontadon, per the New York Times...

As He Whipped Out His Pepper Spray, Bear Went After Pal

Hiker dies in Greece after bear pushes him off cliff into 2.6K-foot ravine

(Newser) - A hiker has died in Greece after a brown bear reportedly pushed him off a cliff above a 2,600-foot ravine. The victim, Christos Stavrianidis, was hiking with his friend Vassilis Kioroglou through the Frakto Forest near the city of Drama, where Stavrianidis had previously found the remains of a...

This Monk Just Got Jumped by Other Monks With Garden Tools

Orthodox Christian monk ambushed at Greece's Mount Athos is the latest incident in a longtime feud

(Newser) - An Orthodox Christian monk was hospitalized following a violent confrontation in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. Hospital officals said the monk is being treated in Thessaloniki for cuts and bruises to his face and upper body after being transferred from Mount Athos, located about 110 miles to the east, per...

Police Bust Smugglers, Seize Ancient Artifacts: Greece

Group on Crete tried to sell dozens of artifacts on black market, police say

(Newser) - A cache of ancient Greek artifacts and a suspected smuggling ring have been uncovered in Crete, leading to six arrests. The arrests followed a police sting operation on Wednesday, when suspects allegedly tried to sell a collection of artifacts. Investigators say the group operated as a coordinated criminal network,...

Ancient Headless Statue Found Inside Garbage Bag

31-inch marble statue was headless, sitting abandoned next to a trash can in Thessaloniki

(Newser) - A marble statue believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 31-inch headless statue of a woman beside a trash bin in Neoi Epivates, outside Greece's second-largest city....

Handwriting Expert Solves a Medieval Art Mystery

Manuel Panselinos was likely a nickname for Byzantine painter Ioannis Astrapas, experts say

(Newser) - Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle—the true identity of a leading Byzantine painter who injected humanity into the rigid sanctity of Orthodox religious art. A contemporary of Giotto, considered the father of Western painting, the artist conventionally known as...

Ancient Inscription Finally Deciphered at Monument
Ancient Inscription Finally
Deciphered at Monument
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Nov 18, 2024 2:55 PM CST

Ancient Inscription Finally Deciphered at Monument

Words carved 2.6K years ago in Turkey were a tribute to the goddess 'Materan'

(Newser) - Roughly 2,600 years after somebody carved an inscription on a monument in what is now Turkey, an American researcher appears to have cracked the code. The engraving on the Arslan Kaya monument spells out the name of the goddess Materan, reports Live Science . Those who looked upon the engraving...

Firefighters Can't Get a Grip on Blaze Raging Near Athens

Evacuations triggered for suburbs of Greek capital, as blaze rips through dry pine forests

(Newser) - A major forest fire was raging out of control on the northern fringes of the Greek capital on Monday, triggering numerous evacuation orders for Athens suburbs and outlying areas as strong winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes. Authorities were faced with "an...

Greece Culls 8K Animals as 'Goat Plague' Spreads

Movement of domesticated sheep, goats now banned in the country

(Newser) - Wild goats and sheep remain free to move around Greece. Domesticated goats and sheep, not so much. The country's agriculture ministry has banned "the movement of sheep and goats for breeding, fattening and slaughter" amid the spread of "sheep and goat plague," also known as Peste...

Surprise Find at Famed Shipwreck: Another Shipwreck
Surprise Find at Famed
Shipwreck: Second Shipwreck
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Jul 13, 2024 8:00 AM CDT

Surprise Find at Famed Shipwreck: Second Shipwreck

Ancient remnants found at Antikythera site off Greece

(Newser) - The legendary Antikythera shipwreck off the coast of Greece has yielded all kinds of fascinating finds over the years, from statues to a mysterious mechanism described as an "ancient computer." Now, a new analysis has yielded another surprise at the site—a second shipwreck, reports Ancient Origins . Researchers...

Search for American Missing in Greece Called Off

Albert Calibet's family suspects foul play

(Newser) - The search for a retired Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who went missing on a Greek island last month has ended without success, relatives say. NBC News reports. Albert Calibet, 59, disappeared during a solo hike June 11 on the island of Amorgos. Brother Oliver Calibet said Monday that...

Greece Bucks the Trend, Approves a 6-Day Workweek

Certain private businesses can ask employees to work 48 hours in highly criticized move

(Newser) - While many countries are testing a four-day workweek , Greece is going in the other direction. The southern European country on Monday introduced a six-day workweek for some businesses as laid out in a package of labor laws passed last year, per CNBC . "Employees of private businesses that provide round-the-clock...

Report: Greek Coast Guard Threw Migrants Into Sea

BBC says it has analyzed more than a dozen disturbing incidents

(Newser) - The Greek coast guard caused the deaths of dozens of migrants by turning them back in leaky boats or even throwing them into the sea, according to a BBC investigation. The BBC says it looked at 15 incidents from 2020 to 2023 that resulted in 43 deaths and spoke to...

Greece to Make Big Move to Combat Overtourism

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces plans for 2025 to restrict cruise ships entering its ports

(Newser) - Tourism is responsible for about 25% of Greece's economic output, and since the pandemic has eased, people have been flocking to the Mediterranean nation in droves. It may be too much of a good thing, according to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who tells Bloomberg he now wants to...

American Tourist Found Dead on Small Greek Island

And 3 other tourists are also missing elsewhere in Greece

(Newser) - An American tourist was found dead Sunday afternoon on a beach on Mathraki, a small Greek island west of Corfu. The man had been reported missing after having last been seen on Tuesday at a tavern on the island, ABC News reports. On Thursday, the Greek-American friend with whom the...

On Island of Crete, an 'Extremely Interesting' Find

Archaeologists unearth 4K-year-old building from Minoan civilization; airport project may be disrupted

(Newser) - A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Crete hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the Greek tourist island. Greece's Culture Ministry said Tuesday the structure is a "unique and extremely interesting find" from Crete's Minoan civilization, famous...

Body of Missing TV Doctor Found on Greek Island

Michael Mosley appeared to have fallen down a steep slope on Symi

(Newser) - Police said that a body believed to be that of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning. A police spokesman said the body was found on a rocky coast by a private boat and that formal identification was pending. Mosley went missing on...

After WWII, US Welcomed a 'Greek Baby Trade'
After WWII, a
'Greek Baby Trade' Was Born
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Apr 28, 2024 9:01 AM CDT

After WWII, a 'Greek Baby Trade' Was Born

'Politico Magazine' looks at how 'politically motivated adoptions' found its model

(Newser) - Much has been written about the dark side of anti-communist fervor in America after World War II, but Jessica Bateman explores a little-known aspect at Politico Magazine —the ethically dubious adoption of thousands of Greek babies by American families. The phenomenon sprang up in the aftermath of the 1949...

Athens Blanketed in 'Martian-Like' Glow

Saharan dust clouds are said to be worst in Greece since 2018

(Newser) - On Wednesday morning in Athens, a centuries-old sight seemingly vanished. The Acropolis couldn't be seen due to dust from the Sahara desert that had tinted the sky orange on Tuesday, giving it a "Martian-like filter," as the AP puts it. Officials tell the BBC it's one...

No Thanks to Apollo, Olympic Flame Is on Its Way

Traditional lighting ceremony in Greece suffered a bit of a glitch, but fire happened anyway

(Newser) - Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in Greece. Cloudy skies prevented the traditional lighting, when an actress dressed as an ancient Greek priestess uses the sun to ignite a silver...

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