Greek men account for a substantial share of homeless people surveyed in Athens, where 71% of respondents were male, 69.9% held Greek citizenship and 62% were over 50. The figures, submitted to Greece's Parliament, also show financial hardship was...
Today's recipe for the ancient Greek garum sauce takes us back many centuries into the past to one of the most appreciated and widely used culinary preparations of the ancients.
With a particularly strong, complex taste, the ancient Greek and...
Ancient Greek sculpture is regarded by many as the pinnacle of fine art over the past 2,500 years, with iconic statues that continue to captivate admirers to this day.
During the commonly accepted Golden Age of Greek art, from about...
Visitors to the heart of Athens can now experience what it feels like to fly an F-16 or F-35 fighter jet, thanks to interactive flight simulators installed by the Greek Air Force inside the Syntagma Square metro station, one...
British actor Patrick Stewart, who became internationally famous for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died at 86. Stewart passed away Wednesday, October 28, at his home in Los Angeles after...
The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Tourism Ministry of Greece have launched two major synchronized initiatives to promote domestic gastronomy.
The strategic campaigns aim to capture a larger share of the lucrative North American travel market. Tourism officials...
Manolis Chiotis is considered to be one of the greatest bouzouki players of all time. The musician, composer, and singer revolutionized Greek music with his four-course bouzouki and made music from Greece popular across the world, even in the...
Entertainment law expert Arnold Peter examines how AI is challenging performers’ rights in Hollywood as lawmakers debate compensation and protections for digital replicas.
A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton has sold for $47.3 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York City, becoming the second-most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold. The skeleton, nicknamed "Jodi," sold for more than five times its highest estimated price...
Eros, the ancient Greek god of love, is depicted in this exquisite sculpture at New York’s Metropolitan Museum (The Met) resting in serene slumber.
The work was likely a votive offering, dedicated within a sanctuary to honor the deities of...
In April 1941, German troops invaded Athens. The next morning, Nazi officers went to the National Archaeological Museum to inspect the antiquities and assess which ones they would steal to transport them to Germany.
However, to their surprise, the museum...
Researchers have identified southern Africa's first known stenciled rock art, revealing an unusual painting technique that required artists to create their own templates rather than use existing objects. The discovery includes two small, red, human-like figures at the La...
Santorini, an island globally renowned for its volcanic caldera and unique culinary identity, became the epicenter of a historic environmental and cultural success within the Greek landscape. At the idyllic venue of Santo 1911 in Vlychada, a new chapter...
In Orthodox churches, familiar saints often appear in ways that visitors may not expect. Some stand in military dress, holding a spear or a sword. Others ride horses, transforming traditional religious images into striking scenes of movement and power.
Saint...
