Athens

A series of storms, named "Ianos," will begin affecting Greece starting on Thursday. The region of Attica will be especially hard hit by these first major rainstorms of autumn. The weather pattern stems from storms brewing in the central Mediterranean...

A medal awarded during the very first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896, was recently sold at auction for $65,625 (€55,375). The bronze medal was awarded to Georgios Tsitas, the runner up in the Greco-Roman wrestling event at...

On Wednesday, a series of wildfires broke out around east Attica, forcing the evacuation of many towns in the region. And yet another new wildfire is threatening east Attica's seaside, including the town of Artemida. The fire is thought to...

After nine months of hard work and preparation, the first test of new lighting on the Acropolis finally illuminated the Parthenon on Wednesday night. The breathtaking sight of the full moon above the iconic monument only added an air of...

A 4.3 earthquake hit near the resort town of Rafina, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) east of Athens, on Thursday afternoon. The focal depth was at 6.8 kilometers (4.22 miles) down into the earth. The tremor was felt throughout Attica. There have been...

Per a decision that was announced to the public on Wednesday by Giorgos Dimopoulos, the deputy governor of the central part of Athens, the many boutiques and shops in the tourist areas of Monastiraki, Plaka and the Acropolis will...

A column of thick black smoke has covered Athens as a large fire broke out at a plastics recycling facility on Saturday morning. The fire broke at a facility in Metamorfosi, near the main Athens to Thessaloniki highway at 7...

The summer of 2020 is unlike any other summer in the whole world in many, many years. The coronavirus pandemic has changed everything, and seemingly nothing is as it was before. And Athens, like every major city across the...

Thousands of Athenians are deserting the Greek capital for their annual August holidays this weekend, despite fears of a new coronavirus wave, while temperatures soared in many parts of the country. The mass exodus is expected to culminate on Saturday,...

The final plan for turning Vasilisis Olgas Avenue in central Athens into a completely pedestrian way was presented by the Municipality of Athens on Wednesday. The plan, part of the project for the unification of the major archaeological sites of...