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The oldest written recipe found in Egypt is dated approximately the year 300 AD and it was written on papyrus in the Greek language.

The first Greek flag was made on the island of Skiathos at the Holy Monastery of Evangelistria in the year 1807.

Inspired by the Greek capital's long history of democracy, countless cities across the world have adopted the name of Athens as their own.

Lake Doxa, which is located in the lesser-known corner of Corinthia, Peloponnese, is a place of astounding beauty that has been dubbed "the Switzerland...

After being diagnosed with cancer, King Charles called a Greek Orthodox monk on Mount Athos and asked him to pray for his health, as...

The Nea Moni Monastery on the Greek island of Chios is a treasure from Greece's long history, now listed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

When pondering why Greeks are so involved in shipping, the answer seems obvious. A country of peninsulas and an archipelago, it is hardly a...

The Daphni Monastery on the outskirts of Athens is one of the greatest Byzantine masterpieces and a stunning example of architecture and religious iconography. The...

The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country's history.

Greece, with its 6,000 islands and islets scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, is full of honeymoon destinations. There are destinations that are ideal...