Agia Pelagia
Agia Pelagia (Dimos Gaziou) is a seaside fishing village built in the centre of a picturesque amphitheatric bay, 23 km northwest from Heraklion capital city of the island of Crete.
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Agia Effimia (Greek: Αγία Ευφημία) is a village on the east coast of the island of Kefalonia (also spelled Cephalonia) in Greece. It was the seat of the former Pylaros municipality. It is a traditional fishing village centred on a small harbour. It …
Afytos
Afytos (Greek, Modern: Άφυτος) is a village in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It is part of the municipality Kassandra. It is situated on the northeastern coast of the Kassandra peninsula, 6 km northeast of Kassandreia, 31 km south of Polygyros and 73…
2008 Peloponnese earthquake
The 2008 Peloponnese earthquake killed two people, injured more than 220 and left at least 2,000 people homeless in north western Peloponese, Greece, on June 8. The earthquake hit the area at 1525 EET (1325 UTC), with a moment magnitude of 6.5, acco…
1932 Ierissos earthquake
The 1932 Ierissos earthquake occurred at 19:20 on 26 September.
Ziros, Preveza
Ziros (Greek: Ζηρός, fnamed after Lake Ziros) is a municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece.
Theologos, Rhodes
Theologos (also known as Tholos): is a village on the Greek island of Rhodes. It is located on the west coast of the island, about 20 km far from the capital. It is a part of the Municipality of Petaloudes. The old centre of Tholos is built in tradi…
Vasilikos, Zakynthos
Vasilikos (Greek: Βασιλικός) is a village and a community in the southeastern part of the municipality and the island of Zakynthos. The community consists of the villages Vasilikos (population 257 in 2001), Agios Ioannis (pop. 2), Ano Vasilikos (pop…
Xanthi Ground
A.O. Xanthi Ground is a football stadium in Xanthi, Greece.
Vorres Museum
The Vorres Museum is a diachronic museum of folk and contemporary art in Paiania, East Attica, Greece. Its grounds cover 80 acres (320,000 m2) including several buildings, gardens and courtyards. Its collection includes over 6000 pieces covering 400…
Volos Municipal Stadium
Volos Municipal Stadium is a sports stadium in Volos, Greece used for football matches. This stadium was built in 1968 and it was renovated in 2004 since it was one of the Olympic training venues of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. It has a capacity o…
Volos Army Airport
Volos/Nea Ionia Airport (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Βόλου/Νέας Ιωνίας) (ICAO: LGVO) was a joint public and military airport, situated at Nea Ionia, Volos. It was established in 1948 with a runway of 970m./3,190 ft. In 1954 the runway length was red…
Vatera
Vatera is an 8-kilometer long sandy beach in the southern part of Lesbos island.
Varnous
Varnous or Varnoundas (Greek: Βαρνούντας, also called Peristeri) is a mountain in northern Florina regional unit, Greece, situated between the town of Florina and Lake Prespa, and just south of the border with the Republic of Macedonia. Its highest …
Thetis (island)
Thetis (Greek: Θέτις) is a small islet off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea.
Teuthis
Teuthis (Ancient Greek: Τεύθις) was a city in ancient Arcadia. It was part of the region of Orchomenus. It was abandoned when Megalopolis was founded. There were sanctuaries of Athena, Aphrodite, and Artemis in the town.
Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection
The Syntagma Metro Station Archeological Collection is a museum in Athens, Greece.
Stilos
Stylos or Stilos (Greek: Στύλος) is a village and part of the Armenoi municipal unit in the Chania regional unit of the Greek island of Crete located where natural springs rise at the foot of the White Mountains on the fertile and tree covered Stylo…
Steiri
Steiri (Greek: Στείρι) is a village in Boeotia, Greece. It is situated at the western end of Mount Helicon, the mythical mountain of the Muses, at 450 m elevation. In 2001 its population was 1,010. The 10th century Hosios Loukas monastery, a World H…
Serbian Museum of Corfu
The Serbian Museum of Corfu (Serbian: Српска кућа) is a museum in Corfu, Greece. It houses rare exhibits about the Serbian soldiers' tragic fate during the First World War.
Psyllos
Psyllos (Greek: Ψύλλος, "flea"), is an uninhabited Greek islet, in the Libyan Sea, close to the southern coast of eastern Crete.
Psarocharako
Psarocharako (Greek: Ψαροχάρακο, "fish rock") is a large rock off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea.
Prosymna
Prosymna (Greek: Πρόσυμνα) is a village located in the municipal unit of Mykines, Argolis, Greece.
Prasonisi (Rethymno)
Prasonisi (Greek: Πρασονήσι, "leek island"), is an islet just off the coast of Crete, near Lambi, in Rethymno regional unit.
Plataria
Plataria (Greek: Πλαταριά) is a coastal village and resort in Thesprotia, Epirus region, Greece.
Pineios (Peloponnese)
The Pineiós (Greek: Πηνειός, Latin: Peneus) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. It is probably not named after the god Peneus. Its source is on the southwestern slope of the mountain Erymanthus, near the village Kryovrysi. It empties into a bay of th…
Petriti
Petriti (Greek: Πετριτή) is a fishing village located on the south east coast of Corfu, Greece, about thirty kilometers south of Corfu Town. The village is the largest fishing port on the island and the five tavernas on the sea front all specialise …
Petalas
Petalas (Greek: Πεταλάς) is the largest island (area 5.5 km²) of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. As of 2011, it had no resident population. Some, including Leake, have conjectured that Petalas is the ancient Dulichium, from …
Paximadaki
Paximadaki (Greek: Παξιμαδάκι) is an island within the small Dionysades group of islands off Sitia on the northeast coast of Crete. The group also includes Dragonada, Gianysada, and Paximada. Administratively this group comes within the Sitia munici…
Passavas
Passavas (Greek: Πασσαβάς) or Las (Λας) is situated on the Mani Peninsula. In ancient times Las was a Spartan possession and in 218 BC the citizens of the city fought and routed and group of Philip V of Macedon's army. Las became part of the Union o…
Nerantziotissa station
Nerantziotissa station is a complex of two train stations located in Maroussi, Greece, a northern suburb of Athens. The first is a station of the Athens Metro (line 1, ISAP) and the second is a suburban railway (Proastiakos) station. Its name comes …
Nea Peramos, Kavala
Nea Peramos (Greek: Νέα Πέραμος), is a town located 17 kilometres from Kavala, the capital of the regional unit of Kavala, Greece.
Nea Filothei
Nea Filothei is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece.
Nautical Museum of Crete
The Nautical Museum of Crete is a museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. Its collection includes models of ships, nautical instruments, painting, historical photographs and war relics.
National Glyptotheque
National Glyptotheque (Greek: Εθνική Γλυπτοθήκη) is a sculpture museum located in Athens, Greece. It is an annex of the National Gallery of Greece. The museum was established in 2004 and became the first National Glyptotheque of Greece. It houses a …
Museum of the City of Athens
Museum of the City of Athens Vouros - Eutaxias is a museum in Athens, Greece. It houses a collection of a variety of Athens-related items collected by art collector Lambros Eutaxias (1905-1996). It includes antiquities, Byzantine art, sculptures, pa…