Athens

The National Archaeological Museum is organising free thematic tours for Athens' year as World Book Capital. The tours will be conducted by the museum's archaeologists in groups of 30, free of charge. "Starting from prehistoric societies before writing emerged, where linear...

By Heini-Sofia Alavuo Greece is known for its beauty and nature, but this doesn’t always shine through in the bigger cities. People living in urban areas often don’t have easy access to the country's celebrated natural habitat, especially during the...

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens has opened its doors to "The Countless Faces of Beauty", an exhibition about the pursuit and appreciation of beauty. The traveling exhibition highlights the different expressions of aesthetics in heterogeneous social and cultural environments...

A car has smashed into a bus stop in the Athens suburb of Metamorphosi on Thursday killing a 50-year-old man and injuring three other people. Among the injured was the driver of the car and his young daughter. An elderly...

Hundreds of people gathered in Athens' Syntagma Square on Saturday to honor the hundreds of thousands of Greeks died or displaced from their homes by the Turks in early 20th century at the annual commemoration of the Pontian Genocide. Pontian...

Greek police returned fire after being shot at near a Roma camp located in a western Athenian suburb in the early hours of Thursday. There were no injuries during the incident at Ano Liosia which occurred when the police called on...

Video footage has emerged of an apparent racist attack on a Pakistani man by a group of teenagers in Athens on Sunday. The footage shows at least five suspects, whom the victim has described as being between 15 and 18-years-old,...

Hundreds of pensioners have taken to the streets of Athens to demonstrate against cuts to their pensions and health benefits. The protesters' march reached the Ministry of Finance, where a delegation presented their demands to officials. Greece’s three bailouts since 2010...

One of the most beautiful places along the Athenian Riviera is, without any doubt, Lake Vouliagmeni. Perfect during any time of the year, both for a restoring winter swim as well as for a summer escape from the bustling...

The newly established City of Athens' Digital Lab has chosen four teams of young entrepreneurs, giving them technological and financial support to implement programs that will improve life in the capital. Entrepreneurs were asked to submit ideas that would tackle...