The name of the general Miltiades will forever remain in the minds of Greeks. He was the great victor of the crucial Battle of Marathon against the Persians.
Born around the year 554 BC, Miltiades (or Miltiades the Younger) was...
Cannabis use among teens in Greece has reached its highest level in 25 years, while cocaine and other stimulants are gaining ground across the country, according to the European Drug Report 2026 by the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA),...
Greece has fallen out of the world’s top 50 startup ecosystems, dropping to 51st place in StartupBlink’s Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026. The country also slipped in Europe, ranking 29th, down from 27th in 2025.
According to the report, this...
A series of strong earthquakes, culminating in a 5.2-magnitude tremor, rattled the Greek island of Evia (Euboea) and the greater Athens metropolitan area on Sunday afternoon. The seismic activity triggered extensive landslides across the northern part of the island...
A highly ambitious transportation proposal aims to connect Athens with approximately forty other destinations in Europe through a high-speed "mega-metro" rail network by 2040. Dubbed "Starline," the blueprint of this plan hopes to replace Europe’s fragmented national railways with...
Every day, thousands of Athenians and visitors pass through Michalakopoulou Avenue, one of the main arteries of central Athens. Yet few know the story of Andreas Michalakopoulos, the forgotten Greek Prime Minister and diplomatic genius whose name the avenue...
Most of us have heard of Athens, the birthplace of democracy, but how many of us know the intriguing details of how Cleisthenes and Isagoras shaped the creation of the system that still influences our lives to this day?
Democracy...
The Acropolis' Parthenon stands as an architectural marvel and a testament to ancient Greek brilliance. One of the main elements contributing to its enduring beauty is the intentional optical illusions designed by its architects, creating the illusion of perfection...
You think you know the Parthenon, Greece’s ancient marvel, but do you know it so well as to know that it had a pool inside it?
The iconic image we all have—those sun-drenched, majestic columns standing proudly over Athens—is missing...
Remarkable antiquities from a radiant Greek civilization take center stage in the new exhibition, "Pylos of Nestor: A Mycenaean Kingdom Revealed," opening this Monday at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Running until the end of October, the temporary exhibition...
