Preveza

A man was stabbed twice in the head and neck by an unknown young man for reasons that are still unclear while he was enjoying the Sardine Festival in Preveza with his family.

Greek police are investigating a stabbing that occurred late Sunday during a sardine festival in the northwestern city of Preveza. 

The victim, who was attending the event with his family, was suddenly attacked by an unknown assailant described by witnesses as a young man. The attacker stabbed the victim twice in the head and neck in full view of hundreds of festival-goers.

The Ministry of Culture, through the Ephorate of Antiquities of Preveza and the Directorate of Restoration of Ancient Monuments, is proceeding with the restoration of the stage building and backstage area of the grand theatre in Ancient Nicopolis, incorporating specific interventions into the overall plan for the enhancement of the archaeological site.

The fire that broke out late on Friday (12/7) afternoon in an agroforestry area in the Petra region of Preveza was extinguished.

21 firefighters with 7 vehicles and 1 hiking team of the 5th EMODE rushed to the scene.

A wildfire broke out on Saturday in the Ziros municipality in the Preveza regional unit of Epirus.

The blaze, which is consuming forest land, is being tackled by 65 firefighters with 21 fire engines, assisted by five water-dropping aircraft and two helicopters.

Thousands of complaints of coastal violations have been submitted to the MyCoast application that was set up earlier in the year by the Finance Ministry to crack down on trespassing businesses.

Authorities have ordered the demolition of an illegal deck built by a watersports center on the shores of Lake Ziros in Preveza, northwestern Greece, it was reported on Monday.

The Epirus Regional Authority has been fined €181,000 for destructive environmental interventions in the Louros River in northwestern Greece.

Preveza has become a tourist attraction for Serbians.

According to Leonidas Argyros, deputy mayor of tourism for Preveza, during a recent visit by Serbian journalists organized by CK Strategies, tourist flows from Serbia to Greece increased by 15% in 2023.

The outlook for 2024 is very encouraging.

Motorists using the Egnatia Odos highway (A2) around the Igoumenitsa area may face some delays through Wednesday as maintenance work is carried out on the Aktio-Preveza Undersea Tunnel.