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In a sign pointing to a definitive recovery in Greek tourism, Lufthansa will double the number of its flights to Athens beginning on June 15. “By restoring a part of our flying service in June, the Lufthansa Group is also restoring...

Residents of Athens will see the completion of the extension of the Athens Metro Line 3 to Piraeus, and the opening of three more Metro stations by July, it was announced on Thursday. Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis made...

The first drive-in cinema in the entire nation of Greece for several decades will open in Athens on June 1 as the coronavirus restrictions are lifted for cinemas and theaters. The move was announced on Facebook, although details are sketchy...

Athens' redesigned Omonoia Square, with its signature fountain now restored, was handed over to the residents and visitors of the great city on Thursday evening. One of the largest water fountains in Europe in terms of water volume, the 30-meter-wide...

The Athens City Council is developing plans for a major overhaul of the historic center of the Greek capital by allowing people more space to walk, run and cycle through city streets and designating more green space for residents...

Greek police clashed with a group of ravers on Tuesday night in the suburb of Aghia Paraskevi in Athens as they moved in to break up an impromptu party involving hundreds of people. The Greek youngsters had descended into a...

Greece marked the 10-year anniversary of one of the worse violent acts in recent years on Tuesday, when three bank employees died in a firebomb attack during an anti-austerity riot in downtown Athens. President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said in a tweet: “Three...

Greece’s Council of State issued two rulings that temporarily suspend the construction of buildings in central Athens that would obstruct the view of Acropolis Hill, local media report. According to Kathimerini, the court first rejected appeals to revoke a decision...

Hundreds if not thousands of people gathered in Athens' Syntagma square on Friday morning to protest against an Educational bill the Greek government is bringing forward. Similar demonstrations took place in other major cities, including Thessaloniki, Chania and others. The demonstrations...

A cleaner working for the municipality of Athens found a bag containing 19,000 euros and turned it over to the police, Athens mayor Kostas Bakoyannis revealed in a social media post late Wednesday. The owner of the bag was found...