Nearly 2,400 years after Athens surrendered to Sparta at the end of the Peloponnesian War, the modern cities staged an extraordinary act of reconciliation: their mayors signed a symbolic peace declaration formally putting the ancient conflict behind them.
The ceremony...
Five pieces of ancient Cretan armor linked to a large-scale illegal excavation more than six decades ago are returning to Greece, allowing them to be reunited with archaeological finds from the same site that are already held in Crete.
The...
Greece has secured the #1 spot on the International Living 2026 Global Retirement Index, marking the first time in the report's 35-year history that the Mediterranean nation has topped the list.
The shift comes amid sweeping policy changes across Europe....
Georgios (or George) Tramountanas is generally credited for being the first Greek to migrate to South Australia in 1842, according to the National Archives of Australia.
Born in Athens in 1822, Tramountanas was from a family of shipbuilders and seamen...
The Heraion of Samos, dedicated to Hera, was among the most important sanctuaries of ancient Greece, as legend claims the goddess was born there. Hera, the wife of Zeus, was the goddess of marriage, women, family, and childbirth.
Situated six...
The Spring Fresco found at the Late Bronze Age site of Akrotiri in Santorini is considered to be the first painting of a nature scene in European art history
Kastoria is a beautiful lakeside city in northwestern Greece famous for its fur and leather trade and its rich history that goes as far back as Byzantium
The skull of a crowned athlete with a gold wreath in the shape of a laurel branch still attached to it is perhaps one of the most impressive exhibits in Greece.
The flesh disintegrated after 2,500 years, but the wreath...
Greece's many coastal islands, dense urban centers, and historical architectural sites like the Parthenon have been iconic to foreigners across the world for decades.
But the country is also home to an unbelievable variety of landscapes that non-natives would never...
For more than a century during the final years of the Byzantine Empire, the Greek island of Lesbos was ruled by a Genoese family whose unusual rise began with imperial civil war, political marriage and the shifting balance of...
Every September 17, Orthodox Christians commemorate Saint Sophia and her three daughters, Faith, Hope and Love. Yet despite the familiar name, the feast has no connection to Istanbul’s famous Hagia Sophia.
The coincidence of names, however, opens a fascinating window...
Liberty Ships, first built during World War II, transformed the Greek shipping industry.
By Lia Mageira
“Your safety altogether depends upon the sea.”
Xenophon, 4th century BC, Greek historian and philosopher.
During World War II, between 1941 and 1945, a total of 2,711...
Yannoulis Chalepas is Greece's synonym for sculpture masterpieces. This true genius came from Tinos, a Greek island rich in marble, and became the foremost figure in modern Greek sculpture. His incredible artistic gift, which made him famous across the...
