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Budget camping holidays surge in popularity, with Chalkidiki occupancy hitting 95%
Greek campsite operators report booming demand into September nationwide, with Greeks now up to 40% of guests amid rising hotel costs, while occupancy across Greece's 293 organised sites has climbed about 10% overall this year
Council removes 100 padlocked sun loungers from Chalkidiki beach
A Chalkidiki council cleared 100 permanently fixed umbrellas and sun loungers from Gerakini beach after holidaymakers ignored a notice to remove them, with confiscated items sent for recycling as the deputy mayor pledged further checks along the coast
865 acres acres burned, damage to homes & cars from the wildfire in Siviri – Continuous water drops to extinguish all remaining hotspots
A total of 227 firefighters, 57 vehicles, 13 ground crews, 6 firefighting aircraft, and 1 helicopter are operating in the area
No active fire front in Chalkidiki, authorities on alert for flare-ups; damage to homes and sea evacuations underway in Siviri
A second firefighter is hospitalised with breathing difficulties as authorities clear Fourka, traffic is suspended between Sivira and Fourka, gale-force winds are forecast for the next two days, and fires ignite in Aitoloakarnania and Boeotia
How eco-friendly is the five-star hotel planned for the tiny island of Diaporos in Halkidiki?
The €41.7 million strategic investment on the tiny 3.1-square-kilometer island, known as the "Caribbean of Halkidiki," has sparked strong opposition.
For an hour, doctor and paramedics performed CPR on Vesyropoulos without success
Despite the difficult terrain, an ambulance and an EKAV (National Emergency Aid Center) motorcycle arrived quickly, the Ministry of Health reported, noting that CPR efforts had already begun immediately by a doctor and an off-duty paramedic in Kalogria
Halkidiki: The amusement park ride where the 19-year-old was killed was pieced together from stapled parts
The ride appears to have been uncertified - The fatal injury was allegedly caused by the breakage of the metal base of the cabin - The investigation is expanding into three cases
Halkidiki: The father of 19-year-old Giannis breaks down – “Our family is broken, the Mayor shouldn’t have taken the job if she can’t handle it”
"Our 13-year-old child hasn't slept for 3 days, he cries in our arms and has the image of his brother falling in front of him in his mind," said the father.
