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People enjoy the sunshine next to the sea in Thessaloniki on Wednesday. The unseasonably good weather is forecast to continue Thursday, with temperatures set to reach 27 degrees Celsius (80.6 Fahrenheit) in Athens, the first day of November, and 26 C (78.8 F) in Thessaloniki. Temperatures are set to dip slightly over the coming days, reaching 23 C (73.4 F) on Saturday.

On the last Sunday in October, we moved the clock's arrows one hour back to go to the winter time. In fact, it is the accepted astronomical time, while summer time is extraordinary.

We change the clocks so that we can make the most of daylight to coincide with the active hours of the day, explains Severina Yorgova from the Regional History Museum in Shumen.

Clocks on Sunday will turn back by one hour for the start of Winter Time, in what could be the last time the twice-yearly seasonal clock change is implemented.

The change will happen at 4 a.m., when clocks will turn back to 3 a.m.

Sofia is the cheapest city in Europe to enjoy a beer where the average price of a pint in the Bulgarian capital is available for £1.14 (US$1.47), almost eight times less than in the costliest city.

A woman and a young boy try to cool down at the fountain in the capital's central Syntagma Square Saturday as temperatures soared. The heat, which intensified over the weekend, is forecast to hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) Monday in parts of the country, marking the first proper heat wave of the summer. Temperatures are expected to inch down starting Tuesday. [ANA-MPA]

A hunter in the western Turkish province of İzmir killed a 250-kilogram (550-pound) boar that has been terrorizing a nearby village, local media reported on July 10. 

A tourist takes pictures with her phone under the scorching sun during a visit to the archaeological site of the Ancient Agora in Athens. Tourists and locals alike sweltered in a mini heat wave Friday, when temperatures in the capital reached a high of 36 Celsius (96 Fahrenheit). [Costas Baltas/Reuters]

Swimmers enjoy a dip off the coast of Nafplio in the northern Peloponnese on Saturday, when temperatures reached 33 Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit).

There is nothing better than resting for a week without anything to worry about, except where to eat or where to swim, especially if everything is already paid.

The holiday week in resorts with all-inclusive offers is more affordable than ever, according to the TravelSupermarket comparison site.

Trains, trams and buses were halted or rerouted for the operation to dispose of the British 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) bomb found more than 70 years after the war.