Epirus

Greece is a beloved destination and in addition to the more familiar islands, the mainland offers plenty of options for a classic Mediterranean holiday! You’ll find unspoiled fishing villages full of tranquil charm or a fulfilling city break. Enjoy a wealth of archaeological sites, fascinating culture, spectacular coastline and picture-perfect scenery!

The spectacular photos from the military parade in honour of the “Ochi” (trnslt. “No”) Day National Anniversary.

Most Greeks know about the golden pages of heroism written by the Greek soldiers in the mountains of Northern Epirus when Greece was called to ward off the Italian attack in 1940.

Many, however, ignore the contribution of Greek women; their voluntary and spontaneous offerings and self-sacrifices, remain a largely unknown side of the war.

After several days of uncharacteristically clement conditions for October, the weather is set to turn from Monday, with meteorologists forecasting heavy rain, storms and even hailstones in some parts of the country.

This map shows you just how big the separatist and autonomous movements are all over Europe and not just in Catalonia.

It has local interest too. The very first case it shows is that of Northern Epirus, the Southern part of Albania, refering apparently to the “Protocol of Corfu” signed in 1914, which provided a status of autonomy to the indigenous Greek minority.

During the morning hours of Saturday October 7th a severe deterioration of the weather is expected from the northwest.

The phenomena will include:

1. Strong rainfall and storms and in some areas even hail.

The areas effected will be central and eastern Macedonia, Thrace, the islands at the north and east Aegean and possibly the Dodecanese.

The “National Association of Northern Epirus 1914” participated for the third consecutive year at the Annual Conference of the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held in Warsaw.

The Greek Meteorological Services (EMY) has issued a weather bulletin forecasting a sudden turn of conditions with topical storms and heavy rains hitting western Greece Monday. The phenomena are expected to start midday and last till Monday night. The areas expected to bear the brunt of the weather phenomena are the Ionian islands, Epirus, western mainland Greece and central Macedonia.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras addressed the official event for the opening of another portion of Ionia Road, in western Greece, Tuesday. “It is a great pleasure for us to deliver a road project of strategic importance to Epirus, a project that pulls western Greece out of isolation,” the Prime Minister stressed in his speech. Mr.

According to epiruspost.gr, in the last few hours the tension in the Albanian city of Himara rises dangerously as dozens of the members of the indigenous Greek minority of the area have been brought to the police station.