and Mount Athos being struck by the ram­pant fires includ­ing the destruc­tion of the coun­try’s old­est and largest con­tin­u­ously cul­ti­vated olive grove in Fokida which con­sists mainly of trees of edi­ble olive vari­eties dam­aged roughly 30,000 to 40,000 olive trees leav­ing many local farm­ers who depend solely on olive pro­duc­tion for income in a dif­fi­cult sit­u­a­tion after the blaze Dozens of wild­fires have erupted in Greece in the past week in a pat­tern that alarm­ingly resem­bles the destruc­tive fires that hit the coun­try almost a year ago The Achaia and Argolida regions in the Peloponnese the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea and Mount Athos in the north were among the areas of the coun­try struck by the ram­pant wild­fires raz­ing large swathes of agri­cul­tural land More than 150 fire­fight­ers backed by 11 water-bomb­ing air­craft and seven heli­copters bat­tled to con­tain the fire the Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported “The fire broke out near the set­tle­ment of Sernikaki the same spot as in 2013,” Panayiotis Delis an olive pro­ducer who par­tic­i­pated with other local farm­ers in the oper­a­tions to hold back the blaze “There are some groves left unat­tended there which are prone to catch­ing fire,” he added but we all mobi­lized imme­di­ately to douse the flames along with the fire­fight­ers.” “There are thou­sands of cen­te­nar­ian olive trees in the area; some even stand there for mil­len­nia with hol­low trunks with the fire burn­ing inside the tree mak­ing it extremely dif­fi­cult to put out,” Delis con­tin­ued the olive pack­ag­ing facil­i­ties that oper­ate in the area were not threat­ened by the fire.” The Amfissa olive grove stretches from the city of Amfissa to the coastal town of Itea at the Gulf of Corinth which sep­a­rates the Peloponnese penin­sula from west­ern main­land Greece The grove con­sists mainly of trees of edi­ble olive vari­eties includ­ing the local Protected Designation of Origin-cer­ti­fied Konservolia Amfissis fleshy olive dru­pes that can remain in brine for a long time with­out degrad­ing Olive cul­ti­va­tion in the area is pri­mar­ily favored by the warm and rel­a­tively dry micro­cli­mate, which sup­presses any severe man­i­fes­ta­tions of the olive fruit fly The Amfissa olive grove is char­ac­ter­is­tic of the Delphi land­scape where the homony­mous archae­o­log­i­cal site of the tem­ple and ora­cle of Apollo stand a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 Local offi­cials esti­mated that roughly 30,000 to 40,000 thou­sand olive trees of the Amfissa olive grove were dam­aged or turned to ashes “There are some small fire hotspots still burn­ing that will be soon put out,” said Panayiotis Tagkalis the wounds from yet another fire that hit our tra­di­tional olive grove will remain unhealed.” the Amfissa olive groves burned in 2013 when a blaze rav­aged 4,000 hectares of land and destroyed 50,000 olive trees Delis con­veyed a dif­fi­cult sit­u­a­tion for many local farm­ers who depend solely on olive pro­duc­tion for income “Agriculture in our area is almost exclu­sively olive-based,” he said ​“My olive trees near the Chrisso vil­lage were not impacted but the fire dealt a major blow to other pro­duc­ers who had suf­fered severe dam­ages in the 2013 fire Their decade-long strug­gle to revive their olive groves has been ren­dered futile with the new dis­as­ter.” More articles on:  , , 2025 NYIOOC Highlights Organic Excellence Organic olive oils are taking over the top spots at the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition with a surge in recognition for quality backed by sustainability Renowned Olive Oil Sommelier Program Returns to New York The five-day program teaches quality assessment East Asian Producers Show Award-Winning Quality on World Stage Producers from China and Japan combined to earn ten awards at the 2024 World Olive Oil Competition Pompeian VP Says Baltimore Bridge Disaster Cost Company Millions While the company was able to receive its most recent shipment of European olive oil through the port the measures taken after the disaster were unsustainable in the long run Farmers in Greece Witness the Impacts of Climate Change After Historically Low Harvest Farmers and millers throughout Greece have reported that climate change is making it increasingly difficult to produce award-winning extra virgin olive oil U.S. Consumers Embrace Olive Oil in Squeeze Bottles Despite the growing popularity of squeeze bottles for their convenience some question the potential impact on olive oil quality and the environmental burden of the packaging E.U Report Predicts Stagnant Olive Oil Market Olive oil production and consumption will be flat or slightly declining over the next ten years Sustainability, Biodiversity Good for Business, This Campania Farmer Believes Case d'Alto produces organic extra virgin olive oils in Irpinia from autochthonous varieties Owner Claudio De Luca says focusing on sustainability improves quality This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page the largest con­tin­u­ously cul­ti­vated olive grove in the coun­try after it was dam­aged by wild­fires last sum­mer Mitsotakis plans to plant 60,000 olive trees in the area and trans­form the grove into a pro­duc­tive space for cul­tural and recre­ational activ­i­ties with fund­ing secured from pub­lic and pri­vate sources Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek prime min­is­ter, has pledged to restore the Amfissa olive grove, one of sev­eral agri­cul­tural ter­ri­to­ries of the coun­try that suf­fered exten­sive dam­ages from wild­fires in the sum­mer is the coun­try’s largest con­tin­u­ously cul­ti­vated olive grove and a hall­mark of the Delphi land­scape mainly of the Protected Designation of Origin-cer­ti­fied Konservolia Amfissis table olive vari­ety were destroyed by the blaze that broke out in the region last July “A total of 60,000 olive trees will be planted in the area to replace those that were burned in the fire,” Mitsotakis said dur­ing a visit to the area The prime min­is­ter added that the iconic olive grove could also fos­ter more activ­i­ties than cul­ti­vat­ing olive trees “We aim to trans­form this unique char­ac­ter­is­tic of the Delphi land­scape into a pro­duc­tive olive grove and com­bine the agri­cul­tural pro­duc­tion with cul­tural and recre­ational activ­i­ties the nec­es­sary funds to revive the Amfissa grove have already been secured from both pub­lic and pri­vate sources Mitsotakis also noted that the olives and olive oil of the Amfissa grove should be pre­mium priced “It is impos­si­ble for the olive oil and olives pro­duced in the Amfissa grove not to be sold for much more than the oils and olives pro­duced in other groves which don’t have the enor­mous his­tor­i­cal weight of the coun­try’s largest olive grove which is com­pletely iden­ti­fied with the Delphi land­scape,” he said “So, we need a brand name, the ​‘Sacred Delphi’ or some­thing sim­i­lar, to show pro­duc­ers that there is a future,” Mitsotakis added. ​“There is more added value. Our inten­tion is not to sell our olive oil to Italy in bulk the prime min­is­ter sug­gested that the Amfissa olive grove become a ​“lab of inno­va­tion” to seek ways to improve yields in olive oil pro­duc­tion ​“I had the chance to dis­cuss the mat­ter with the pres­i­dent of Microsoft I told him to bring Microsoft to the Amfissa grove and see how we can ini­ti­ate inno­v­a­tive actions to increase pro­duc­tiv­ity and reduce our envi­ron­men­tal foot­print in olive oil pro­duc­tion.” “I can say that he was thrilled,” Mitsotakis con­cluded ​“The big cor­po­ra­tions see the added value in such col­lab­o­ra­tions.” More articles on:  , , Extra Virgin Olive Oil Is the Soul of These Classic Italian Winter Dishes A famous Apulian chef shares how to make the best use of fresh extra virgin olive oil in sweet and savory dishes Bringing Peloponnesian Flavors to American Kitchens The producer behind Kosterina believes there is a place in the American kitchen for Koroneiki olive oil produced in its place of origin and traditionally cured Greek olives Rare Variety Unites Bosnia and Herzegovina in Olive Grove of Hope Orthodox Christians and Muslims involved in Herzegovina’s olive sector planted 33 white Leucocarpa olives at a convent to celebrate unity Harvest in Greece Runs Into Early Problems The ongoing drought battering southern Greece threatens to reduce this year's expected olive oil yield of around 240,000 tons L’Olivo di Sant'Emiliano: A 1,800-Year-Old Symbol of Umbria's Olive Tradition The millenary tree symbolizes the resilience of the central Italian region with many of its cohorts damaged by repeated frost over the years Festival to Celebrate Mediterranean Tastes, Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Cilento The Olivitalymed event runs from May 4th to 6th and will bring together producers Wrestlers Threaten Boycott of Kırkpınar Over Controversial Format Changes After the federation governing Kırkpınar announced a controversial qualifying format to streamline the competition 29 wrestlers said they would not participate Historic Flooding in Southern Brazil Spares Groves, Mills Producers are struggling in the aftermath of the worst flooding in Rio Grande do Sul’s history While mills and groves were largely spared Celebrations in full swing on the Night of the Ghosts as Greek townspeople The clanking of cowbells signals the arrival of the ghost of Amfissa as a sound system spits out the cries of ferocious beasts and crowds of carnival-goers brandish smartphones “Ghost Night” is the culmination of festivities celebrated across the country this weekend Amfissa’s ghost is a giant monster made of cardboard the nocturnal revelries mark the story of the tragic destiny of a local Romeo and Juliet held on the last Saturday before the start of Orthodox Lent The star-crossed lovers are called Constantis They have sworn an oath of love and fidelity Lenio is struck by lightning and killed at Charmaina’s well His ghost has since haunted the well and roamed the town making beastly cries that frighten the locals Many of Amfissa’s 6,000 population dress as elves not a custom” as in the rest of festive Greece “That’s what makes us special.” the “Ghost of Charmaina” ponderously descends the 120 stone steps from the church to the main square flanked by orange groves and cafes with wooden doors and shutters it confronts and then finally defeats two equally large and terrifying ghosts Sellers of Souvlaki grilled skewers then take centre stage around the large tables at Amfissa’s cafes and bars “We’ve been celebrating this legend for 29 years” a 42-year-old fireman who leads the ghost through the town a 42-year-old fireman who leads the ghost through the streets The tradition continues “because we want it above all (…) we want our children to carry it on” after us untangles the chains that he will attach to his belt saying that he’s delighted to dive into the fun every year “It’s incredible,” he said “It’s really an opportunity to escape… We don’t worry about anything Τhe basic elements of the ghost disguises are tied to the historical roots of the local economy that Traditionally it is most intensely celebrated in Patras Naoussa in northern Greece and Rethymnon on Crete will take up the celebrations staging flour battles on “Clean Monday” a public holiday at the start of Lent when the skies of Greece will fill with kites Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Thursday welcomed the signature of a contract for the construction of the Bralos-Amfissa highway which forms a part of the diagonal Lamia-Itea-Antirrio road axis saying it was a significant infrastructure project for the entire country who was present at the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry for the signing of the contract made the following statement: “I am particularly happy to be here today… this is an important infrastructure project for the entire country which has now become a transport hub through the completion of the national and European road and rail axes together with the completion of the E65 [motorway] and the unblocking of a part of the Lamia-Karpenissi highway.” Enter your information below to receive our weekly newsletters with the latest insights opinion pieces and current events straight to your inbox You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed By Bernard Rorke There were angry calls for justice from Roma following the funeral of 13-year-old girl who was shot dead in a racist incident in the camp near the town of Amfissa Mourners set fire to tyres and blocked the road in protest  The Panhellenic Federation of Greek Roma “ELLAN PASS” condemned the killing “as a murderous attack called for calm from all sides and expressed trust that justice will be done The incident occurred at a Roma camp near the town of Amfissa when the 34-year-old butcher drove into the camp and fired a shotgun from his truck The bullet allegedly missed its intended victim and struck the thirteen-year-old girl The girl’s distraught mother of the victim told a reporter “ I was here The suspect reportedly abandoned the truck about a kilometer-and-a-half away from the scene of the shooting, where police found it torched. He was reported to be still at large and in hiding with no intention of surrendering to police. According to news247.gr  “No lawyer on the perpetrator’s part has contacted authorities to negotiate his surrender.” police arrested a 40-year-old worker who was in the passenger seat at the time of the incident He has been charged as an accomplice for failing to hinder his employer from committing murder The man vehemently rejects that he was in the car or that he knows where his employer has been hiding Remember the global media hysteria about the blonde girl Maria ‘discovered living in squalor among the Roma’ and the false racist assumption that she had been “kidnapped by the gypsies” Now contrast that with the international silence around the murder of a thirteen-year-old Romani girl who drove at high speed into the Roma camp armed with a shotgun and bent on committing an act of violence This silence is yet another signal in an age where racism and prejudice are given full rein Reports of this brutal killing surfaced on the same day the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Greek Ministry of Justice signed an inter-agency protocol on addressing hate crime in Athens “The document outlines obligations of various state institutions and other stakeholders providing a legal basis for a co-ordinated effort to be launched against hate crimes in the country.”  This latest atrocity committed against a young Romani girl brings home the urgency to fight hate crime in the worst possible way Let us hope that the newfound “legal basis for coordinated efforts” will ensure that justice will be done Site Map | Privacy | Permissions | Copyright © 2025 ERRC DestinationsPlanningInspirationShopSearch SavesOpen main menuGetty Images/iStockphoto Of all Greece's archaeological sites, Ancient Delphi has the most potent spirit of place. Centring on the mountainside Sanctuary of Apollo home to the ancient world’s most renowned oracle the haunting ruins – a short walk east of the modern town – look out over an unbroken expanse of olive trees As well as the sanctuary itself, the site also includes the Delphi Archaeological Museum (entry is by the same ticket, on successive days if you prefer), and the nearby Sanctuary of Athena Pronea ContactGet In Touchhttp://​ancient-greece​.org​/history​/delphi.html Sanctuary of Apollo the hillside Sanctuary of Apollo is where pilgrims would journey to hear prophecies from the god Apollo Delphi Archaeological Museum perfectly complements the ancient site alongside Moni Osios Loukas overlooks a remote valley 23km southeast of Arahova Parnassos National Park Towering northwards above Delphi and Arahova Mt Parnassos was sacred to the gods Dionysos and Apollo The modern Parnassos National Park holds three… Thermopylae One of the greatest military feats of antiquity Sanctuary of Athena Pronea Delphi’s first stop was the Sanctuary of Athena Pronea now set just below the road 800m east of the Sanctuary of Apollo Amfissa Castle Set in wooded grounds atop a hill northwest of the town centre Amfissa’s ruined 13th-century castle retains around 600m of its original fortified wall Gymnasium The ruins of Delphi’s ancient gymnasium stand south of the Sanctuary of Apollo and west of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronea View more attractionsNearby Delphi attractions1. Delphi Archaeological Museum 2. Sanctuary of Apollo 3. Sikelianos Museum Fans of Greek drama should head to this intimate 1920s mansion-turned-museum which overlooks Delphi both ancient and modern 4. Gymnasium 5. Church of Agios Nikolaos it’s well worth the short climb up the steps from opposite Hotel Tholos to reach the Byzantine-style stone church of… 6. Sanctuary of Athena Pronea 7. Folklore Museum of Chrisso An imposing mansion and former school in the traditional village of Chrisso now holds an enjoyable museum of local life… 8. Moni Profiti Ilia East of Amfissa towards Delphi, the 19th-century convent of Moni Profiti Ilia rests on a hillside with superb views across the olive groves to the Gulf of… No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission olive farming and oil production are making a comeback in the historic Greek region The olive pro­duc­tion in the plain of Delphi lead­ing to neglect of the olive groves as own­ers turn to urban jobs Despite being the third most exported vari­ety the local olive known as ​‘Konservolia’ or Amfissa is fac­ing chal­lenges such as low pro­duc­tiv­ity but ini­tia­tives to mod­ern­ize olive farm­ing are show­ing promise in improv­ing the eco­nomic poten­tial of the region This year’s esti­mate for the olive pro­duc­tion of the plain of Delphi which is named after the his­toric ora­cle of Apollo and thought by ancient Greeks to be the navel of the world whose impor­tance to the local econ­omy is only sec­ond to tourism has shown anaemic growth and the cur­rent esti­mate of 4,000 tons is just one-third of the poten­tial capac­ity of the region Despite being the third most exported vari­ety and a reg­is­tered Product of Designated Origin (PDO) the local olive known as ​‘Konservolia’ or Amfissa named after the town perched on the ver­dant slopes of Mt Parnassus was until recently shipped by the coop­er­a­tive in large bar­rels to for­eign des­ti­na­tions the neglect and aban­don­ment of land and the lack of irri­ga­tion have accu­mu­lated and pre­sented obsta­cles hold­ing back devel­op­ment and threat­en­ing eco­nomic via­bil­ity of the old­est and sin­gle largest uni­fied olive grove in the coun­try However, things have started to look up in the past few years, in part due to the ini­tia­tive launched by the Cooperative of Amfissa to mod­ern­ize olive farm­ing through European and national pro­grams These pro­grams are aimed at improv­ing the qual­ity of pro­duc­tion and upgrad­ing of the coop­er­a­tive’s facil­i­ties in order to help unleash the eco­nomic poten­tial of the olive grove of Delphi The decline in the pro­duc­tion of the PDO ​‘Amfissa’ olive started in the 1980s “The olive grove has a strong pro­duc­tion capac­ity but yields still depend on the weather and rain­fall because unfor­tu­nately most of the olive groves are not irri­gated,” Elias Xiros the own­ers of the olive groves are dis­ap­pointed and turn to urban jobs result­ing in a large part of the olive grove Local experts point out that up to 30 per­cent of the olive grove is not cul­ti­vated sys­tem­at­i­cally while more than 70 per­cent is not irri­gated Xiros also added: ​“The nat­ural black olive of Delphi has spe­cial man­age­ment needs it is a mature fruit and has to be trans­ported with great care because unlike green olives that are woody and because the price of the olives was not always attrac­tive many grow­ers sold their olives to the presses to pro­duce olive oil.” Smaller pack­ag­ing increases pro­ducer prices The new invest­ment in the ultra-mod­ern facil­i­ties of the Cooperative of Amfiss have cre­ated new prospects for the Amfissa olives the ​‘Konservolia’ olives were shipped in 150 kilo­gram bar­rels or 13 kilo­gram cans with the pro­ducer price stand­ing at about €1.40 ($1.60) per kilo­gram with the new pack­ag­ing lines that are part of the pro­cess­ing unit the Cooperative can now trade green or black olives in small pack­ages “This year we expect to receive 800 to 900 tons in the new plants and we can pack 200 to 300 tons in a glass jar or plas­tic pack­ag­ing start­ing from 120 grams up to the size that the cus­tomer may require,” Xiros said ​“Standardization can raise the pro­ducer price to about €1.80 to €1.90 ($2.06 to $2.17) per kilo for mem­bers of the Cooperative.” the Cooperative of Amfissa has been busy improv­ing farm­ing prac­tices and pro­cess­ing pro­ce­dures through national and European Union-funded projects of which the most impor­tant was the three-year pro­gram car­ried out between 2015 and 2018 focus­ing on trace­abil­ity “As shop­pers demand more infor­ma­tion about the food they buy a pro­gram was launched that allows us to keep in touch with the new mar­ket needs and step up the effort of account­ing for each stage of pro­duc­tion of the olives we pro­duce,” Peggy Karageorgou an agron­o­mist of the Cooperative who is respon­si­ble for the three-year pro­gram “We cur­rently have records for each batch of olives we receive as well as for the tanks in which they are stored,” she added ​“At the pack­ag­ing stage we select and cre­ate records for the fruit as well as all inputs that are used in each pack­age the Cooperative has access to infor­ma­tion regard­ing con­tents of each tank trace the prod­uct down to the pro­ducer that sourced the olives This means we have greater abil­ity to carry out more tar­geted qual­ity con­trols.” Resources from the same pro­gram also were used to train and cer­tify around 580 mem­bers of the Amfissa Cooperative in good farm­ing prac­tices the infra­struc­ture of the pro­cess­ing unit was upgraded and a color sep­a­ra­tor was acquired to improve qual­ity con­trol pro­ce­dures is expected to fur­ther improve prospects of the olive grove of Delphi The project envis­ages under­ground pipelines of 105 miles of which approx­i­mately 62 miles have already been installed with two points of abstrac­tion from the Mornos pipeline to Amfissa and Chrysos The value of the project amounts to €20 mil­lion ($22.9 mil­lion) and there has been a delay of two years in its deliv­ery Following a mod­i­fi­ca­tion of the orig­i­nal study and the rel­e­vant con­tract, accord­ing to Vaggelis Katsagounos, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Prefecture of Fokida, the project, which is co-funded by the EU is sched­uled to be com­pleted by the end of 2019 Olive Oil Times and the Greek pub­li­ca­tion Agronews are work­ing together to bring you agri­cul­tural news from Greece More articles on:  , , Drought and Ill-Timed Rain Lead 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Israel to be strengthened easyJet holidays | Fam trips to Santorini, Skiathos and Rhodes Greek tourism sets new records in 2024: 36 million visitors and €22 billion revenue Navarino Challenge returns on May 9-11, 2025 Chania: The next actions of the “Tourism Partnership” Increase in visitor numbers and revenues to museums and archaeological sites in 2024 Passenger traffic in Q1 | +9.1% at CAA airports, +6.5% in all Greek Tourism 2024: Record Performance at a Glance Ryanair: New Brussels – Volos connection in summer 2025 Samaria Gorge “War Zone” – “Others Decide, We Pay the Price” Global air passenger traffic hits record high in 2024 with 5.85 billion airline seats Greeks Traveled (A Lot!) in 2024 – Where They Went, How Much They Spent The Municipality of Delphi accepted the request of the filmmaker for moral and material support of filming needs of movie "Siege" to be shot in the city of Amfissa "Siege" is the second of Aratos Films' trilogy for 1821 to be aired just before the bicentennial anniversary of the Greek Independence Revolution the Municipality of Delphi offers among other things the accommodation and board of up to 40 people for about 16 to 18 days the means of transporting the movie's staff approval of filming inside the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior and the surrounding area outside the Castle support for obtaining the necessary permits the Municipality will lend its support to the producer's search for local financial sponsorship Delphi Municipality will also participate as a non-profit co-producer of the film The movie is expected to enhance the visibility of the area and its tourist traffic as well as promote the region as a "cinematic destination" Shooting shall commence on Monday April 9th and end on Thursday April 26th as well as the Network for Tourism and Culture in Phocis "Delphi Network" have signed a program agreement for the project entitled: Development of Cultural and Tourism Programs in Phocis with an emphasis on Cultural Tourism - Support for Activities Relating to Culture Arts and Tourism in the Area of ​​the Municipalities of Delphi and Doris the project concerns a set of activities in the field of science and improving the attractiveness and sustainable management of the cultural and tourist products of the urban area of ​​the Municipalities of Delphi and Doris the operation of the following museum and exhibition spaces with their sales outlets: The Municipal Gallery "Spyros Papaloukas" in Amfissa The Museum of the Greek Revolution - Panourgia House the Naval - Historical Museum of Galaxidi in Galaxidi the Museum of Delphic Festivals - Angelos Sikelianos House in Delphi the Ethnological - Folklore Museum of Chrissos (Collection of Elias E the Museum of Bishop Isaiah of Salona in Desfina as well as the Museum of Athanasios Diakos in Athanasios Diakos the Municipality of Delphi will be able to provide any appropriate Municipal personnel to enhance the operation of these museum spaces while supporting important cultural events such as the Delphi Festival and the “Fokika” events the Municipality of Delphi also undertakes to grant the operation of the Amfissa Art Workshop the concession of the operation of its historical and folklore museum and other exhibition spaces as well as the support of tourism promotion activities such as the promotion and operation of exhibition spaces The Region of Central Greece undertakes the execution of important cultural events contribute significantly to the tourism and general development of the region ‘As regards the Network for Culture and Tourism in Phocis “Delphi Network” as the implementing body according to the Program Agreement the operation of museum spaces and exhibitions throughout the year the Delphi Festival during the months of June the role of the Ministry of Culture concerns the general assistance and advisory support of the contracting parties and the project of developing culture and cultural tourism in Phocis A costumed reveller lights a flare during a procession marking a traditional carnival celebration in the city of Amfissa Greece: Throngs of revelers across Greece attended end-of-Carnival celebrations this weekend for the first time in four years The COVID-19 pandemic prevented the festivities held before the beginning of Lent in 2020 which hosts some of the most colorful Carnival events in Greece the number of young people taking part soared this year Many of the customs observed are based on rituals from celebrations of the changing seasons that predate antiquity In the latter category is the Lampadiforia held on Naxos that features a procession of young men and women holding torches on poles and with their faces painted to resemble black-and-white masks It first took place on the Saturday night preceding Lent in 1994 dreamed up by young members of a local cinema club About 50 of them went out into the street that year screaming and dancing while holding torches and startling other people as they paraded toward the Temple of Apollo well over 2,000 torchbearers joined the parade dancing to the beat of drums along the maze of the narrow streets in old town Naxos to a central square where a scarecrow was burned In other parts of Naxos and mainland Greece young men wearing cow bells and carrying a phallic symbol - a common feature of ancient rites celebrating spring - danced their way to village squares on Sunday Other customs included young men wearing folk costumes and holding thick canes making their way to neighboring villages are celebrated at different times than in primarily Catholic countries because they use different calendars Greek Orthodox Easter is usually a week later than Catholic Easter Two dozen water bombers and helicopters backed by more than 100 firefighters on Tuesday battled a fierce fire threatening one of central Greece's largest olive groves The wildfire approaching the Amfissa olive grove has already destroyed 300 hectares (740 acres) of farmland and 900 hectares of brush fire service spokesman Yannis Artopios told reporters Scientists have warned that extreme weather and fierce fires will become increasingly common due to man-made global warming and Greece's conservative prime minister has linked blazes in the country to climate change.  Located at the foot of Mount Parnassus and stretching as far as the Gulf of Corinth contains hundreds of thousands of olive trees The fire started on Monday afternoon near the village of Sernikaki 15 kilometres from the ancient archaeological site of Delphi An investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze which has not reached the 4th-century BC world heritage site Fanned by winds of up to 70 kilometres per hour The Civil Protection authorities warned at the weekend that high winds and temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius meant the fire risk this week was "very high" in some regions five water bombers and six helicopters were deployed to combat flames consuming a pine forest near the seaside resort of Porto Germeno a fire that started in Ilia on Sunday was still burning on Tuesday a blaze near the village of Kranidi led to the evacuation of a hotel on Monday heatwaves triggered some of the worst wildfires in Greek history A total of 103,000 hectares were destroyed and three people died The Greek government has called for firefighters to be deployed under a European civil protection scheme to bolster its capacity to battle wildfires A total of 250 firefighters from nations including France Finland and Norway have been taking part in the scheme since July 1 please register for free or log in to your account reporting that low levels of antioxidants in a junk food diet creates destroyed erythrocytes These cells are vital for the human function transmitting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the human body while they also remove the remains of carbon dioxide from the organism gastroenterologist and cancer researcher at Swansea University stated that the life style and more specifically the diet is closely related to the health of even our most small cells this reflects in the condition of that cells Haboubi and his team reached the aforementioned conclusion while trying to develop a blood test for cancer there were significant variations among the volunteers who participated in the research as ostensibly healthy people following a bad diet may exhibit high levels of mutation in their erythrocytes The professor stated “Those who did not consume adequate quantities of fruits and vegetables as well as fish in a lower degree He pointed out that there was a significant statistic relation between diet and the rate of mutation can signal the finding of the biomarker for the quality of human diet The innovative gaiasense smart farming system of NEUROPUBLIC was awarded the Silver Award in the Green Technology Concept category of Green Awards 2020 NEUROPUBLIC’s nomination in Pillar 3 “Sustainable Development / Operations / Technology” of the contest was among the ones selected for distinction by the judging committee and was based on the gaiasense smart farming system as a technological tool for the sustainable food production in Greece and abroad Due to the COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions in place during these days this year’s event will not include an awards ceremony; however as a company we feel proud for the distinction of our gaiasense smart farming system especially taking into consideration the increased competition in the area of green economy President of the Judging Committee and Professor of Environmental Education & Communication at the University of Western Greece mentions in her message: «A sustainable society is one framed by pioneering green technologies inspired entrepreneurs and innovative startups The circular economy is based on the brilliant minds behind the green achievements that are the heroes of today and they deserve a place in the forefront That is why the Green Awards celebrate by presenting the most innovative green thoughts thinkers behind all these green achievements and eco living in our country Congratulations to all of you who participated in the noble starch of the Green Awards competition In a year that none of us is going to forget» You can find more information about Green Awards, organized by BOUSSIAS for the first time in Greece, on the website www.greenawards.gr “Most of the 118 Rural Development Programmes have now been approved but since many of them were adopted at the end of May implementation in most countries will start late this year We want to ensure that this is done efficiently and has the impact we want it to have Another important demand is to simplify the policy and cut bureaucracy to improve uptake of the programmes Despite the fact we called for simplification the rules are more complicated than in the last programming period and extra information is required that could raise costs for farmers We hope that things will change in order to ensure that the beneficiaries are still attracted to apply for the measures” Ms Sofia Bjornsson is from the Swedish farm organisation LRF and studied agricultural sciencesand economics and environmental law at University She will be supported by two new VicePresidentsMr Jean-Lous Cazaubon (APCA) from France and Mr Leho Verk (EPKK) from Estonia