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Constantine Emmanouilidi, a photographer based in Thessaloniki, traveled to Meteora in central Greece to capture this rare cosmic event when comet Neowise crossed over the towering rock formations which are home to one of the largest and most precipitously...

Comet NEOWISE put on a spectacular show for skywatchers over Athens early on Thursday morning. Alexandros Maragos, an Athens-based, award-winning filmmaker and photographer, captured the passage of the comet over the Greek capital at 05:00 local time, about an hour...

Three new metro stations opened to the public on Tuesday in the Greek capital. Named after the Piraeus suburbs of Aghia Varvara, Korydallos and Nikea, the new Line 3 metro stations will serve 60,000 people daily, a number that will...

The historic Chancery Building of U.S. Embassy Athens, designed by Walter Gropius – one of the most prominent figures of modern architecture - has been lighted in the colors of the American flag as the U.S mission in Greece...

Flight booking data has shown that Athens, Greece currently ranks within the top 5 most-booked European cities during the first half of June 2020 compared to last year's rankings. The findings come from a joint research study conducted by the...

A newly-installed fountain feature in central Athens' Omonoia Square was literally turned into a bubble bath on Friday. Instead of the usual clear, sparkling water seen in the spectacular new fountain, the city center landmark is now full of frothy white...

The new regulations imposed on Greek brothels, aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus, are being criticized by sex workers who claim that they will now be forced to go underground. In particular, they take exception to a new...

By Paula Tsoni The new Acropolis Museum in Athens celebrates 11 years of operation on Saturday, June 20, with reduced entry for everyone at 5 euros ($5.6) to all exhibition areas for that day only. The immense museum, which reopened for...

Just a little more than a month ago, the Athens City Council made the decision to undertake construction of the ''Grand Walk'' of Athens. The promising improvement to city life in the Greek capital aims to transform the historic...

Greek police threw tear gas to disperse a crowd of demonstrators who hurled firebombs in a march toward the U.S. Embassy compound in Athens on Wednesday in a protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. According to the...