Life

The story of Marios Vrahatis, the young chef who achieved stardom in the TV reality show MasterChef, has captured the hearts and minds of the Greek public. Thirty-year-old Marios has distinguished himself in the Greek version of MasterChef with a...

Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece, with more than a million inhabitants in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. But Thessaloniki is more. It is Greece's...

Tourism is a key factor for the Greek economy; the country has a plethora of beautiful natural landscapes to enjoy and endless cultural sites to visit while the rich history has attracted visitors from other countries for years. It...

Prominent Greek songwriter, musician and stand-up comedian Tzimis Panousis has died at the age of 64 from a heart attack. Panousis, known in Greece as “Tzimakos” (little Jim) has had heart problems and last month was hospitalized with chest complaints. He...

  The Daughters of Penelope will be holding tryouts in London, Ontario, for their fashion show, scheduled to take place on April 22nd, 2018, in support of the London Food Bank. The tryouts which are taking place this Sunday January...

On January 25th, a Greek sports legend is to be revived, 50 years after the event as "1968" tries to bring back the glorious night when AEK won the European Basketball Cup. The new Tassos Boulmetis film is inspired by...

Mount Ida (Psiloritis). Vorizia is a small village in the prefecture of Heraklion, Crete, lying under the impressive Mount Ida (also known as Psiloritis), the highest peak on the island. It is right here where Cretan Zeus, the largest park on...

Two Greek fishermen caught more than they bargained for this week, with an epic offshore battle eventually netting a monstrous sea bass. The pair -- caught on video broadcast by Cyclades24.gr -- netted the giant fish off Syros island on...

A series of events celebrating French language and culture have been scheduled for 2018 in Thessaloniki by the French Institute in the northern Greek city. Thessaloniki in French will include a focus on French literature at the 15th International Book...

An incredible, eerie cloud formation looming over Crete this week had local people imagining aliens had arrived. Photographer Yiannis Gkikas captured the rare sight on Thursday with his camera over Rethymno; his striking pictures were posted on the Meteokrites Weather...

By Savas Abadsidis Hollywood production company Little Studio Films, run by the Greek/Italian mother/daughter team of Alexandra Yacovlef and Alexia Melocchi, seek to do that very thing with sponsor Sophid Greece who’ll be supporting a spate of films, beginning with...

The Semaphore Greek Festival, South Australia's Hellenic festival, is to celebrate its 39th year this weekend, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January. The two-day Semaphore Greek Cultural Festival is held at the Semaphore foreshore every January. It is situated...

Six media groups have applied to get TV licenses in Greece in the latest effort by government to shake up what it sees as a debt-ridden, unregulated broadcasting sector. If all are successful, it would be mean a reduction...

OTE-owned Greek pay-TV service Cosmote TV, has secured exclusive rights to UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football, until 2021. All Champions League and Europa League matches will air exclusively on Cosmote Sports channels, as it has done for...

The well-known Asian bar and restaurant, Sexy Fish is set to land in Athens on Jan. 24 to take over Athenian hotspot The Clumsies for one night only. Sexy Fish bar director, Xavier Landais, together with bar manager Jérôme Allaguillemette and senior...