In the mountain village of Anogeia in the Rethymno region of Crete, dozens of fires are lit for a traditional meat-roasting method known as antikristo. During the annual Feast of Ofto (Giorti tou Oftou), shepherds carefully arrange large cuts...
In August, Athens transforms into a ghost town as locals escape the hustle and bustle of the city to return to their horio or hometown. This modern exodus contrasts sharply with the August of yesteryear when Athenians would come...
Greek philosopher, writer, and public intellectual Stelios Ramfos has died at the age of 87, closing a long career devoted to questions of philosophy, religion, history, and Greek identity. Greek media reported his death on Monday, August 10, 2026.
Born...
Archaeologists have uncovered a richly decorated Roman building dating to the second century A.D. beneath Villa Celimontana, a historic park on Rome's Caelian Hill near the Colosseum. The rare discovery includes elaborate mosaic floors, painted ceilings, and marble-lined walls...
Cyprus-born author Alex Michaelides has earned a spot on one of publishing's most closely watched new rankings, after his 2019 psychological thriller "The Silent Patient" was named among the 21st century's 50 best thrillers, placing the Greek-Cypriot author's book...
An inspection by the Greek Ministry of Culture found that the ancient fortress of Aigosthena and the surrounding Byzantine and post-Byzantine monuments near Porto Germeno, Greece, escaped major damage from the wildfire.
The fire began on July 31, 2026, and...
The ancient Fortress of Rhamnous (Greek: Ῥαμνοῦς) and a series of important funerary monuments will undergo extensive conservation under a new project launched by Greece's Ministry of Culture. The initiative aims to preserve one of Attica's most significant archaeological...
Archaeologists have recently uncovered the earliest farming architecture ever found in a settlement in the Aegean Islands, placing the northern island of Imbros (Greek: Ίμβρος)—modern-day Gökçeada in Turkey—at the center of a story long dominated by Crete.
The discovery at...
Last Sunday, hundreds of spectators gathered on the Hilia Plateau near Greece's border with Bulgaria to witness one of the country's oldest surviving sporting traditions—the annual oil wrestling contests that have been held there for nearly seven centuries.
The event,...
The eastern slopes of Mount Helicon have been known as the Valley of the Muses since ancient times. They were the site of an ancient Greek sanctuary where, since the 3rd century B.C., the Thespians would organize Mouseia festivals...
Nearly three millennia after Homer composed The Odyssey, the ancient Greek epic is once again captivating readers around the world, evident in increasing book sales. What began as anticipation for Christopher Nolan's film adaptation has evolved into a remarkable...
Greece has reopened the restored Byzantine Moglena Castle in Pella following the completion of a €1.85 million ($2.13 million) conservation and enhancement project. The Recovery and Resilience Facility financed the work. For centuries, Moglena Castle served as an important...
Many Greek islands derive their names from mythical heroes, ancient gods and kings, or from geological features.
The Greek territory is composed of 6,000 islands and islets scattered in the Aegean and the Ionian Sea, a truly unique phenomenon of...
In July 1982, Melina Mercouri transformed the long-running debate over the Parthenon Marbles into a global cultural campaign when she formally called for their return during a UNESCO conference in Mexico City.
As Greece’s Minister of Culture, Mercouri presented the...
The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently unveiled the final design proposals for the next generation of euro banknotes and launched a public consultation, giving Europeans the opportunity to help shape the appearance of the currency for the first...
