Archaeologists in southern Turkey have unearthed five remarkably preserved loaves of bread dating to the Byzantine era, including one bearing a Greek inscription and an image of Jesus Christ.
The discovery was made in 2025 at the ancient Greek city...
Greece's Ikaria has long been famous for its exceptional longevity, and now a Sardinian village is attracting attention for a similar reason. A new study suggests that Bolotana, a small mountain community in central Sardinia, could become another "Blue...
For decades, Anna Vissi and Nikos Karvelas built one of the most recognizable partnerships in Greek music. Now, a public dispute between the singer (Vissi) and the composer (Karvelas) behind many of her biggest hits has raised questions about...
In a world moving at a breakneck pace and with constantly shifting trends, there are flavors within Greek tradition that stand unshakeable against time, acting as living bridges connecting the past with the present. One of the most characteristic...
The 2026 edition of The 50 World's Best Bars list, unveiled on October 7 in Milan, confirms Athens’ growing presence on the global bar scene. Three bars from the capital of Greece made the top 50: Line at No....
Greece’s Naoussa has been named among Europe’s 12 best wine regions for 2027, joining celebrated vineyard destinations in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Portugal and Slovenia. More than 90 leading European wine regions were considered for the ranking.
Destinations were assessed...
Michelin plans to reveal its expanded Greece restaurant selection guide on October 20, 2026. The announcement will introduce restaurant selections for Thessaloniki and Santorini alongside Athens.
The expansion brings two distinct culinary destinations into Michelin’s Greek restaurant coverage. However, inclusion...
Anya Taylor-Joy singled out Athens’ people, youth culture, and nightlife while recalling her time in Greece filming Romain Gavras’s Sacrifice. She also described Santorini’s volcanic landscape as an ideal workplace for someone who loves nature.
The actress discussed her experiences...
A band that helped define hard rock in the late 1960s is still making new music and filling arenas more than five decades later. On October 13, Deep Purple will bring that legacy to Athens, Greece, for a concert...
Elia Kazan, a well-known director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and co-founder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947 was actually Greek-American. Kazan was a three-time Academy Award winner, a five-time Tony Award winner, a four-time Golden Globes...
A Greek child who lived through the German occupation of Athens returned to Berlin decades later to receive one of Germany’s highest state honors. Nana Mouskouri received Germany’s Order of Merit from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on October 5, 2026....
The cultural obsession with six-pack abdominal muscles shows no signs of abating. And if research into male body image is to be believed, it will likely only grow, thanks to social media.
By Conor Heffernan
Today, there’s an entire industry centered...
At the 2026 Concordia Annual Summit in New York, George Logothetis, Chair of the Concordia Leadership Council and Libra Group Founding Chairman, delivered an address examining the erosion of social cohesion in an increasingly digital world. His remarks centered...
Researchers say that ancient Greek vases dating back to 450 to 440 BC used in the funeral rites of the elite most likely used gypsum in their distinctive white backgrounds.
Most kraters created in ancient Greece had red backgrounds, although...
A newly released trailer for an extraordinary documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes offers a rare look inside her life during the final weeks before she entered federal prison, with filmmaker Nathan Fielder repeatedly pressing her on whether she...
