Plaka
TAIPED lands 26.2 mln from real estate
The online auctions of state properties that state privatization fund TAIPED has conducted in the last 18 months have fetched the sum of 26.2 million euros.
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Environment Ministry to reconsider controversial bill
The government over the weekend appeared to backpedal on proposed amendments widely seen as compromising legislation protecting Greek forests as well as Plaka, Athenss old quarter.
Young Briton dies in Peloponnese; drowning suspected
The body of a 25-year-old British man, who worked on a sailing boat offering cruises for tourists off the coast of Leonidio in the Peloponnese, was discovered off the port of Plaka early on Thursday by his crew.
The man is believed to have drowned by accident but a coroner was to determine the cause of death.
Greek singer-songwriter Antonis Vardis dies aged 66
Greek singer-songwriter Antonis Vardis died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 66.
Born in Moschato, southern Athens, in 1948, Vardis formed a band called the Vikings when he was 17.
He subsequently appeared in various Plaka music clubs during the 1969-81 period.
Police seek five suspects after unusual Plaka robbery
Police were seeking five robbers said to have held up a jewelry store in the central Athens district of Plaka in the early hours of Friday morning using a rather unusual strategy.
Alternative Athens helps visitors discover the city through locals' eyes
Runners motivated by a noble cause conquer the streets of the capital
Maria Malai, John Garoufas and Periklis Ripis run through the National Garden in the center of Athens.
By Christina Sanoudou
In the shadow of the Acropolis
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