Iron Maiden lost a guitar in Athens, while the fires are still burning, and other Greece news

Here are some news for your delight while sipping your morning coffee:

• Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) asks fans to help trace a missing guitar . The instrument was stolen during a show in Athens on Saturday night.
• The fires don’t seem to give the Greeks a break . A new fire broke out on Thursday morning in a forest region in Kamari and fires are also burning in Thasos.
• Yet another earthquake hit Greece on Sunday, Aug 3 . This time it struck in the northern Aegean Sea, about 87 miles southeast of Thessaloniki and had 5.3 magnitude. No one was hurt and there were no damages.
• If there’s one thing I totally love Greece for, it’s this: pretty much anytime they start digging or searching for something, they end up finding really old and important things. This time it was a mummy of a middle-aged woman dating from the era when Romans ruled here .
• While the rest of the world complains that vacations are expensive in Greece, Bulgarians come here for vacation. According to this article , the number of Bulgarians spending their vacations in Greece increased by 117% compared to last year.
• And if you are in Western Europe, hurry up to benefit from this offer in October. According to Telegraph, Thomson Holidays offers self-catering accommodation in Greece for only £14 a week (that’s about €18). You just need to pay for the flight, food and be willing to spend your vacation outside the peak season (good choice if you ask me!). Don’t believe it? Check it out here
• In case you ever doubted, according to a survey by Time & Leisure , Greece has some of the Europe’s and World’s best hotels. Two hotels in Athens - Grande Bretagne and King George Palace – ranked among the top 50 hotels in Europe.
• According to this article Greece started a campaign aimed at stopping bars from serving tourists alcoholic cocktails which can contain dangerous-and potentially deadly-industrial spirits.