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  On December 15, the Greek Orthodox faith celebrates Agios Eleutherios, and it is also the only day of the year when people can visit the Fortress of Intzedin, in Crete and its church; a small chapel that was built in honour...

Joanna Kalafatis is a colleague at Greek Reporter, but she is also an actress and a well regarded travel blogger, included in a list of "Top 40 Travel Bloggers to Follow in 2018". The list, compiled by Mediarail, includes 40 female...

The French modern circus Baraka will arrive in the town of Elefsina on Saturday, with performances that include acrobatics, body theatre, music, and dance, as part of a tour that crosses the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. The Baraka performance questions...

Despite having been criminally ignored in a series of award seasons in the US, "The Walking Dead" is by far the most popular TV show of the last decade, in the world. Already in its eighth season, the provocative show,...

The mayor of Thessaloniki announced that construction for the long awaited Holocaust Museum in the city, will begin in January. Yannis Boutaris said during a meeting of the municipal council on Tuesday, that the museum "will be a project of...

There’s nothing better than a holiday gift so as to show love and affection to those you care for. It might sound difficult to find the perfect gift for each person, but shopping online has made things much easier. When...

Netflix has localised its service in Greece, providing local language support and enabling payment in euros in the country for the first time. The subscription video-on-demand provider said that over 70% of the content on the platform is now subtitled...

The historic Hellenic Navy battleship "Georgios Averoff" set sail from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday; after a two month stay, and has begun its long journey back to Athens and its usual berth at the Trocadero...

  Every night, Athens changes outfit. While daylight in town usually brings a dose of culture, art, and archeological sites, after sunset the atmosphere is very different. They say that crisis can have two different outcomes. It either crushes people’s...

  One of the best things to do while visiting Greece is to jump on a ferry-boat and visit the islands. If you are short of time, however, it can be difficult to spend many hours sailing; which is why...

The 14th Christmas Bazaar of Stray.gr, the Association for the Care and Protection of Stray Animals, kicks off on Saturday and continues through Sunday at the Thission Lofts in Athens. The volunteers of the Association for the Protection of Stray...

A tree planted at Belfast City Hospital in the 1960s by a medical student from Greece has been crowned Northern Ireland's tree of the year. Before achieving worldwide fame for developing a groundbreaking form of kidney dialysis; a young Dr...

Greek police are investigating a hand grenade that was found outside the home of a prominent publisher in northern Athens, in the early hours of Wednesday. Nikos Karamanlis; publisher of newspaper Paraskinio, discovered the grenade when he arrived at his...

More than 220 events have been planned in the City of Athens for the 2017 holiday season, starting with the lighting of the Christmas tree in Syntagma Square, which is to take place on December 12 at 19:00. Athens Mayor...

Four employees of the state broadcaster ERT were asked to appear in front of a disciplinary committee to explain how the sound of a toilet flushing was transmitted live to thousands of viewers. The incident happened during ERT’s live transmission...