Thessaloniki

A 13th-century church and a cemetery were discovered on the Acropolis inside the ancient walls of Thessaloniki, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday. Among the ruins, the high altar of the church was uncovered as well as frescoes...

Three Greek coffees have been selected among the world's top ten! While Greece has yet to catch up to Italy's Espresso, which tops the list, it does well enough by taking third, fourth, and seventh place. Greek Frappe coffee in...

Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis is set to buy Volos Port Authority through his Thessaloniki Port Authority company. His company has been chosen as the favored investor for 67 percent of the Volos Port Authority shares. How will Ivan Savvidis purchase...

585 kilograms of cocaine from Latin America was seized by police in Thessaloniki, Greece and seven people suspected of being members of a criminal gang were arrested. The alleged ringleader of the gang, which had been under police surveillance, is...

Here's a traditional recipe for the Greek dessert galaktoboureko, aka Greek milk, or custard, pie. Greece is known around the world for its delicious cuisine, and Greek desserts are no exception to this rule. Classic flavors such as orange, cinnamon,...

Greek airport traffic reached a record high in 2023, despite the devastating fires and deadly floods in the past two months

The Rotunda, built by Roman emperor Galerius in 306 AD, is the oldest of Thessaloniki's churches and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was built at the turning point between the pagan and Christian world, probably as a temple for...

Dassault Aviation is the company behind the Rafale aircraft that Greece has acquired to help protect its borders.

The flooded section of the Athens-Thessaloniki highway has been reopened for cars and vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tons. Fire Brigade spokesperson Yiannis Artopios said the left lanes of the national road were back in service on Friday evening....

Mermaids, folkloric creatures with the head and upper body of a woman and lower body of a fish, appear in many cultures across the world. Many have traced the contemporary conception of a mermaid to the ancient Greek figure...