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Centenarians living in the world’s ‘blue zones’ such as the Greek island of Icaria share a surprising number of similarities when it comes to...

Epiphany Koliva, a version of the food eaten at funerals in Eastern Europe, called Fotokoliva, has been prepared for many centuries on the Greek...

The average life expectancy in Greece is 80.2 years roughly the same as the European Union average (80.1 years), according to the latest statistics...

Greeks consume 5.5 kilos of coffee annually per capita, putting the country into fifteenth position in a global list of top coffee drinkers. Probably...

The disaster involving the sinking of the ferry boat Express Samina on September 26, 2000, off the coast of Paros which claimed the lives...

Greece has ranked among the top 10 countries for a comfortable retirement, according to the latest report. Such data was published by the American...

The wildfire in Evros, northeastern Greece is burning for the 15th day on Saturday despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters. As of Friday, the...

Grape harvesting in late August and September is one of the oldest and most beloved traditions in the Greek countryside. Family, neighbors, and friends...

On Sunday, 29 lighthouses across Greece will be made accessible to the general public. The one-day event presents a rare opportunity for visitors to...

The captain and co-pilot of a firefighting airplane in Greece were both killed when their aircraft crashed on the island of Evia while it...