A funny thing about Athens that only geography, history, and linguistic buffs would notice is that its very name holds a clue to its origins.
Most of us think of Athens as a single, sprawling, and wonderfully chaotic city with...
There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about wandering among books. You do not always know exactly what you are looking for. You walk past one stand, then another. A title catches your eye. You pick up a book, read the...
New charges have been brought against the parents of the family in the horror flat in the Kypseli area of Athens, Greece, where one baby was found dead and two minors were reportedly diagnosed with STDs earlier this week.
The...
The Acropolis hill with the magnificent Parthenon at its top is one of the most visited places in the world, a site that signifies the birth of the Western Civilization.
But what was standing on the sacred hill before the...
On a windswept plateau on the Greek island of Kimolos stands Skiadi, one of the Aegean’s most remarkable geological formations. Over countless years, wind and erosion have shaped the massive rock into what resembles a giant stone mushroom rising...
While kiwi was once virtually unheard of in Greece, today, the fruit has become one of the country's most notable agricultural exports. The kiwi's growing popularity has its roots in the work of Greek agronomist Tasos Michos, whose experiment...
Greece has recorded a sharp drop in Golden Visa applications in 2026, as higher property investment thresholds and stricter rules on qualifying properties reshape foreign investor demand. New applications fell by 44 percent in the first half of the...
The Region of Attica, which includes Greater Athens, has presented a new strategy to strengthen the international orientation and competitiveness of local businesses in Greece. The initiative draws on the third thematic study by the Attica Region’s Observatory for...
