Preveza

The coastal town of Preveza in northwestern Greece was rattled by a 3.7 magnitude tremor Tuesday.

According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute the quake occurred at a depth of five kilometers below the seabed near Aktio.

The tremor was felt in nearby Lefkada island and the Aitoloakarnania region.

Hundreds of homes and streets were flooded in Messolonghi, Preveza, Nafpaktos, Patra and other parts of Western Greece on Saturday due to heavy rains.

In Messolonghi in particular, local authorities had to bring out earth-moving machines to build an embankment that would help divert floodwater from the local technical college after a pumping station nearby was damaged by lightning.

The severe weather forecast has landed in western Greece and the Attica region, with torrential rainfall causing problems in Athens and other cities across Greece. Messologhi, Preveza, Nafpaktos and Patra are feeling the effects of the sudden turn of the weather since Saturday morning.

Two men, aged 31 and 33, on Thursday faced a prosecutor in Preveza, northwestern Greece, on charges of illegally possessing and trading in ancient artifacts.

Searches of their homes on Wednesday turned up a large number of artifacts - chiefly amphorae but also coins, jewelry and religious icons - from various periods.

Two parents' associations voted over the weekend to block child refugees from attending local schools, the latest in a string of objections to the government's initiative.

As Greek holidaymakers started flocking back to cities following the Easter holiday break, temperatures in some parts of the country dropped to winter levels, bringing snow and strong showers, particularly at higher altitudes in the north and west.

Parga, located in the northwestern part of the regional unit of Preveza in Epirus, is a popular summer destination.

Situated in a secluded bay of the Ionian Sea, this beautiful town has an intense island feeling.

The colorful houses of Parga are constructed amphitheatrically along the slopes of a mountain providing visitors and locals a nice view to the sea.

Selami Atar, one of the last remaining members of a group who migrated from Greece to Turkey as part of the population exchange after World War I and the Turkish War of Independence, has died at the age of 97. He was buried with an olive branch and soil from his hometown Preveza in northwestern Greece.

Preveza in Epirus, northwestern Greece, is a tourist hub thanks to its commercial harbor, four museusm, theater and numerous clubs and taverns. Seytan Pazar, one of the most traditional streets of the town, is also the historic center. A walk through the narrow streets is particularly festive at this time of the year.

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