Geography of Greece

At least 658 migrants and refugees were rescued in 20 separate operations in the eastern Aegean between Friday morning and Monday morning, the Greek coast guard said.
In the same period, a total of 730 migrants and refugees landed on the islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Farmakonisi and Kastellorizo (or Megisti) after crossing from Turkey, the coast guard said.

A man believed to be an undocumented migrant died on Saturday morning after being hit by a train en route to Ormenio from Alexandroupoli in northeastern Greece.
The incident occurred near the town of Soufli, close to the Turkish border, with authorities suspecting that the man had slipped into Greece through the Evros region.

The Porto Carras luxury resort in Halkidiki, central Macedonia, is about to change hands, with owner Technical Olympic (controlled by the Stengos family) having signed a memorandum of understanding with Belterra Investments, a member of the group owned by Ivan Savvidis.

The Bishopric of Ilia, in the western Peloponnese, yesterday announced an initiative to host several single-parent families of asylum seekers as well as unaccompanied minors at two monasteries in the region.

The Metropolis of Ilia, in the western Peloponnese, announced on Thursday an initiative to host several single-parent families of asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors in two monasteries in the region.

A large drug cartel operating primarily in the Athens suburbs of Acharnes and Fyli has been unraveled by Attica police authorities.
Police said the cartel consisted of seven gangs that worked under the guidance of two criminal organizations.

As government efforts to decongest overcrowded camps on the islands of the eastern Aegean continued, 72 refugees and migrants from Chios and 69 from Leros arrived by ferry at the port of Piraeus on Monday morning.

The new arrivals boarded coaches that will transfer them to accommodation facilities on the mainland, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

After more than a decade of delays, plans to move the section of the electric railway (ISAP) between Neo Faliro and Piraeus underground appear ready to move forward following the approval of a sum for a pre-tender study, Kathimerini understands.

A ship bringing 75 migrants and refugees from the eastern Greek island of Lesvos to the port of Piraeus arrived on Wednesday morning.
After disembarking at Piraeus port, the migrants boarded buses en route to unspecified facilities on the Greek mainland.

The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki explores the reproduction of ancient Greek art as a necessity and an artistic expression in its own right in a show of 110 displays covering five millennia, starting from the proto-Cycladic era and reaching right up up to 20th century. It also highlights the materials, methods and objectives of the artists who created replicas of ancient masterpieces.