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Cypriot company Hellenic Water is in advanced talks with Pepsico-Ivi for the acquisition of the latter's water bottling plant at Loutraki, near Corinth.

The local subsidiary of Pepsico is also in talks with a company outside the food and drink sector for the sale of its installations - offices and warehouses - at Koropi, east of Athens.

"Imagine your backyard covered in trash. Wouldn't you feel the need to clean it up?" asks Chrysanthos Chorbas, explaining how the Loutraki Divers group, headquartered at the seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth, came to volunteer to clean the seabed of debris and trash that has built up over the years.

The Greek Finance Ministry suspended operations of the Loutraki Casino at 8 a.m. on Thursday due for tax reasons. Sources point to the casino’s debt worth 2 million euros in taxes. The casino’s management said that it could not bear the high taxation imposed and was struggling to collect the money so as to open by the evening.

Most local people are familiar with these places and they are among their top choices for a weekend trip or a one-day excursion. But, do tourists know about them?

These lovely destinations are just a few miles away from Athens and you can find everything you want from a tourist destination, nice beaches, clean waters, sites of archaeological interest and delicious Greek food.

Loutraki, a seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth, is just 81 km west of Athens. The name Loutraki means bath, bath-house or spa, derived from the natural springs in the area. The health springs the area is famous for draw tourists, but the area offers so much more…

For health tourism

Police sources on Wednesday expressed certainty that convicted November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros, who was arrested last weekend in Anavyssos, southeast of Athens, and his alleged accomplices had maintained a third hideout, possibly in the Greek capital.

Police were searching on Monday a second house linked to November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros, who was arrested on Saturday at Anavyssos, southeast of Athens.

The property, in Loutraki some 80 kilometers west of Athens, was rented by a young woman using the same fake ID card that was found at the property Xeros had been living in when he was caught.