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Attica Wildfires - How To Help
- General Help Line - call 108*
- Additional Line and missing persons reports - call 199
- Animal Help - 2108013302
- Medical Aid - If you know people that are diabetic and are in need of the drugs Lantus or Novorapid, please call +30 6970459926
- Major hospitals in Athens and in the surrounding areas are in need of blood. Please get in touch with your local hospital or the National Blood Donation Center for more information on how to donate blood.
- For expats who want to offer their home to victims, please click here.
- Airbnb is asking anyone with available housing in the area indicated on the map (in the link), to please consider making their home available. Click here for more info.
- The stadium of Megara is open to those seeking shelter (tel. 229 608 1088).
- Free shelter and food in La Playa Marathon.
- Free shelter in hotel Nireas in Nea Makri (tel. 229 409 1214).
- Shelter provided at the 1st and 2nd primary schools of Agioi Theodoroi.
- Shelter provided at the Mayor's office "Dimarchio" and Cultural Center of Pnevmatiko Kentro in Rafina.
- Shelter and help at the Kineta and Megara Retirement Centers.
- The Municipality of the Rafina - Pikermi, along with Piraeus bank, created the following bank account to support all those in need.
- Bank name: Piraeus Bank
- Bank account: 5186092291418
- ΙΒΑΝ: GR20 0172 1860 0051 8609 2291 418
- Hellenic Red Cross - In order to facilitate all individuals or companies willing to offer financial support in favor of the people affected by the wild fires, they have opened the following bank account. Click here.
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The central Sklavenitis supermarket in Rafina provide water and food.
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In the center of Pikermi, the cafés Grigoris and Everest provide food and water.
- Cultural center of Nea Makri with water /food and First Aid.
- Food and water collection - Nea Makri (Avenue Marathon 104).
- For the people in Kineta, they can bring the animals to the courtyard of the Agioi Theodoroi church.
- In case of stray animals near any fire affected areas, please collect them and call 6975664142 to ask for further information.
- Nine Lives Greece is organizing a search-and-rescue mission this Friday (27-07) and Saturday (28-07) in the fire-stricken areas. They will need foster care for animals that they find. If you can offer any space to the affected animals, please email ninelivesgreece@gmail.com or message their Facebook page. Additionally, if you would like to offer transport help, cages, traps, leashes, cat or dog food, and/or basic medical supplies, please let NLG know.
Photo by Matt Artz on Unsplash.
Greek Fossil Is Considered The Earliest Evidence Of Homo Sapiens Outside Africa
Scientists claim that the chunk of skull recovered from a cave in southern Greece is the earliest sign of the human species outside Africa. The fragments are estimated to be at least 210,000 years old, which indicates that our species began leaving Africa much earlier than previously thought.
The skull fossil was excavated in the late 1970s at the Apidima Cave in southern Peloponnese.
To establish the age, scientists analyzed bits of bone from the fossil; to identify what species it came from, they compared a virtual reconstruction to the shapes of fossils from known species.
According to Katerina Harvati, it’s not clear if scientists will be able to collect DNA or proteins from the fossil to verify its identity.
To read this article in full, please visit: Greece-Is.com
Post-Coronavirus EU Health Protocols For Hotel Services
The guidance provides criteria and principles for the safe and progressive restoration of tourism and for the development of health protocols for the hospitality sector.
The EU Guidance for health protocols in hospitality establishments proposes policies to guide Member States in the design and implementation of infection prevention, control measures, and protocols for hospitality services providers, such as hotels and other hospitality establishments, to ensure the health and safety travelers as well as workers in the hospitality sector.
Epigramamatically, the guiding principles are the following:
To read the full set of guidences, please visit: ec.europa.eu
The Hellenic American Union Invites Children To 2 Festive Online Workshops
The workshops will be led by Athanasia Sklirou, artist and curator at the Museum of Greek Children's Art.
To read this article in full, please visit: amna.gr
Gearing Up For The Holidays
Greece Markets Famous Ancient Olympia Olive Oil
The Hellenic Ministry of Tourism and Sports, along with the Office for the Promotion of Cultural Goods (ODAP), seeks to preserve a different aspect of the region. This collaboration will garner high-quality, Greek agricultural products from the archaeological sites of Ilia; most notably, from the grounds of Ancient Olympia and Ancient Ilida.
This first harvest and olive oil product is part of a pilot program that hopes to extend well into the future. Ilia is known for its olive oil, in fact, the region produces approximately 15,000 tons of olive oil annually and Olympia has 260,000 acres of olive groves.
ODAP focuses on the connection between olive oil and the Ancient Olympic Games.
In antiquity, olive oil offered more than nutrition, it was a useful product with which athletes lubricated their bodies before going down to the track. In the future, ODAP plans to create special packaging for its olive oil in the shape of exact copies of ancient works.
The packaging will include information about the product, the historical period, as well as facts about the history of the Olympic Games.
To read this article in full, please visit: greekreporter.com
Your Life Is a Movie: Step Into the Director's Chair!
September 27
Step Into the Story of Your Life
Imagine experiencing your life as a powerful film where you are both the star and the co-director. At this retreat, we’ll draw inspiration from Greek philosophy, mythology, and modern psychology to help you see your challenges as plot twists and your victories as shining climaxes. Instead of being swept along by circumstances, you’ll begin to recognize the deeper meaning behind your personal narrative — and rediscover the joy of living with intention.
Magnetize Love, Abundance, and Joy
Through guided meditations, embodied practices, and interactive workshops, you’ll learn how to shift old fears and patterns into confidence and flow. Using my AGIO Method — rooted in Stoicism, neuroscience, and Greek wisdom — we’ll practice simple yet profound tools that allow you to attract the relationships, opportunities, and experiences that align with your highest self. This is not just a retreat; it’s a reset that allows you to leave behind old scripts and step into the role you were born to play.
A Transformational Community Experience
Surrounded by the beauty of the Athens Riviera, you’ll share this journey with like-minded seekers who, like you, want to live with more joy, ease, and meaning. Together, we’ll dance, laugh, reflect, and celebrate life as a sacred story unfolding. You’ll leave not only with clarity and renewed energy, but also with the support of a new community and practical practices you can carry into your everyday life — long after the retreat has ended.
RETREAT INFO
When: September 27, 2025
Where: Saronida
Price: €88
Organizer’s Name: Dr. Agio
Organizer's Retreat Link: https://www.dragio.org/retreats
Mount Olympus: Home Of The Gods
Mount Olympus is where life blends with mythology and the idealized archetypes with the aspects of the multi-faceted human psyche. Any climb to Mount Olympus starts from the town of Litochoro. Traditionally regarded as the imaginary abode of the Greek gods, it inspires respect not only by virtue of its height (the highest peak cuts the sky at 2,919 meters), but primarily by its divine mystery.
It is here that Zeus mounted his throne, Hades remorselessly ruled the Underworld, and Poseidon rocked the seas.
And although the myth of Sisyphus cursed to endlessly roll a giant boulder up a hill, or Prometheus, bound to a rock and having his liver eaten by an eagle seem nothing but fairy tales, a strenuous climb up the range may well give you a creepy shiver running down your spine.
Mytikas, Olympus' highest peak at 2917 meters was reached in 1913 by Christos Kakalos of nearby Litohoro and Swiss climbers Frederic Boissonas and Daniel Baud-Bovy. The mountain is rich in tree and plant life, supporting over 1700 species, some very rare. The main village of Litohoro is connected by bus from Athens and Thessaloniki and by train though the station is 9 kilometers from the village.
Climbing Olympus takes two days but you can easily spend longer if you like. There are a large number of decent trails and you won't need special equipment or experience. You can get a map from the EOS office in Litohoro where English is spoken or the SEO office where it may not be. It may not matter because the map is in Greek but with a little bit of effort you can decipher the alphabet. Anyway you will need it, no matter what language it is in. Remember that people have died climbing this mountain so don't take it too lightly. You will need warm clothes, even in the summer. Sunscreen is also a necessity and decent shoes. You will be able to stay in refuges overnight.
During the August Olympus Festival plays are performed at the restored ancient theatre.
Source: Magical Journeys
