Pyramids are geometric structures found around the world and utilized by various civilizations primarily for religious or ceremonial purposes. While the Egyptian pyramids are those that are most well known, they are not the only ones.
Architecture of the world's...
According to the legend, the Pleiad known as Maia gave birth to Zeus' son Hermes in a cave near the lake Dasios on Mount Ziria near the village of Trikala.
Also known as Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene, this mountain...
Two men were killed on Sunday, October 18, when a small single-engine plane crashed near the village of Kontariotissa in Pieria, northern Greece, according to local authorities.
The victims were reportedly experienced pilots from neighboring villages. Both were found unconscious...
Melina Mercouri, the Greek actress and former culture minister who made the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as Elgin Marbles, a major international campaign, was born on October 18, 1920. More than three decades after her death,...
The Epirus Trail which boasts an initial length of 370 km (230 miles), is a mountain adventure that crosses Epirus, from Mount Grammos to the Tzoumerka mountain range.
The longest hiking trail in Greece started taking shape in 2015, thanks...
Perched very near the end of Vikos Gorge, picturesque Papingo consists of two villages, Megalo Papingo and Mikro Papingo, or Greater Papingo and Lesser Papingo
Two workers were seriously injured Thursday afternoon in an explosion at Motor Oil's refinery in Corinth, Greece, less than a week after another explosion at the facility left two people dead.
The two injured workers, aged 40 and 59, sustained...
Authorities on the Greek island of Rhodes began assessing extensive damage Thursday after torrential rainfall triggered widespread flooding, landslides and infrastructure disruptions, prompting the mayor to request a state of emergency.
More than 280 millimeters of rain fell within hours...
Lousios Gorge has been inhabited for centuries in Greece, mainly by hermits and monks who lived in caves. Two monasteries located near the gorge remain open to visitors: Philosophou and Timiou Prodromou (St. John the Baptist).
The historian Pausanias described...
Many people are unaware of the fact that there are Vietnamese people who revere Greeks because of a single soldier: Kostas Sarantidis, the Thessaloniki-born fighter known in Vietnam as Nguyễn Văn Lập.
His service in the Vietnamese independence movement and...
A man was found dead on the Greek island of Rhodes on Wednesday after torrential rainfall triggered flash flooding, sweeping vehicles into the sea and causing widespread disruption across the island.
Τhe incident occurred in the Stegna area, where powerful...
Greece has unveiled the Pyrpolitis, a naval drone developed and built by the Hellenic Navy that can monitor maritime areas and carry out strike missions against surface targets.
The unmanned surface vessel (USV) was presented on October 13 at the...
The Acropolis attracted more than 4.6 million visitors in 2025, averaging approximately 12,600 people per day, as Greece's most visited archaeological site continued to benefit from the expansion of tourism in Athens.
According to data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority...
University students set up tents in Syntagma Square in central Athens on Wednesday, staging an overnight protest against rising housing costs and the shortage of student accommodation, despite heavy rainfall affecting the Greek capital.
Members of dozens of student associations...
The future leadership of the U.S. Embassy in Greece, and particularly how long it will take Washington to appoint a successor to Kimberly Guilfoyle, has emerged as a significant question for political officials on both sides of the Atlantic.
For...
