Athens

The Acropolis Museum in Athens is set to celebrate the August full moon on Friday, August 12, with a free music performance.

Athens has the second worst reputation for pickpocketing in the world according to tourists, new research reveals.

On Thursday, a forensic report and police investigation revealed that an elderly couple died alone and helpless from heatstroke and starvation in downtown Athens. The tragedy was revealed when neighbors informed the police of a “strong stench” coming from the...

Greek-American opera diva Maria Callas had a volatile relationship with the Athens intellectual establishment, but this was never more evident than during her 1957 comeback concert in the Theater of Herod Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis. In 1957,...

Located just a stroll through the National Gardens away from Athens' iconic Syntagma Square, Pangrati is a thriving hub of arts and culture full of small boutiques, cafes, and cutting-edge restaurants. Pangrati is a great place to spend an afternoon...

A 21-year-old British tourist was killed by helicopter blades in a horror accident in Spata near Athens on Monday. According to reports, the British man's parents had hired the helicopter during their family trip with at least one of his...

A Greek man committed suicide on Tuesday evening when he realized that his home on Mt. Penteli, north of Athens, had been destroyed by the fire. Reports say that the 84-year-old man was evacuated earlier by the fire service, as...

Greek authorities announced on Wednesday that the fire at Mt. Penteli north of Athens that has been burning woodland and houses since Tuesday has abated. Civil Protection officials say that at present there is no active front but firefighters are...

The Greek fans of iconic metal band Iron Maiden enjoyed a performance of a lifetime  at the Olympic Athletic Centre of Athens (OAKA) on the evening of July 16.

Far-right nationalist Turkish politician and Erdogan ally Devlet Bahçeli released a map that indicates that the Greek islands in the Aegean and even Crete belong to Turkey. Bahçeli is one of the founders of The Grey Wolves, a nationalist, Islamist,...