Aegean Sea

Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect the seas and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday. Mitsotakis' pledge was made on the eve of the international "Our Ocean"...

The island of Santorini, also known as Thera, is famous for being inhabited by the Minoans in the Bronze Age. It then erupted in a catastrophic volcanic event which completely wiped out the civilisation there. Yet, today, there are...

Ikaria, a beautiful island located in the eastern Aegean, may look similar to any other Greek islands, but there is one vital difference.

New archaeological research on Tinos has revealed the rich Byzantine history of the island that was not known before, shedding new light in Aegean Sea history as well. The preliminary results of the research project "Byzantine and Latin-ruled Tinos: Old...

As unlikely as it may seem, a dispute over salvage rights between Turkish and Greek captains was the trigger for a series of events which escalated into a major international incident called the Imia Crisis. The quickly-spiraling crisis saw the...

The Corinth Canal, one of the most important infrastructure works of the modern Greek State, was inaugurated on July 25, 1893. Many believe that the canal changed maritime activity forever. It connects the Ionian and Aegean seas, making cargo...

Giorgos Kagais is a 92-year-old Greek "pappou" from Rhodes who gained internet fame due to his impressive sea jump. A video of his daring jump from a six-meter diving board garnered over 1.2 million likes on Instagram. Giorgos, who has...

Few people are aware that the deadly Lefteris Reef located off the coast of the Pelion peninsula in Greece, where many ships have come to grief, was the site of the oldest lighthouse in the world, more ancient even...

There are a large number of Aegean churches throughout Greece Some humble and unpretentious here is a list of the most majestic.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni were spotted on a yacht in Greece while on vacation. The famous couple have been enjoying themselves in Greece for the past few days. As reported by local media, they...