A village in Greece defies the demographic crisis in the country by boasting extended families with many children.
In the small mountain village of Chrysomilia near Kalambaka in Thessaly, dozens of children can be seen playing, going to school and...
Meteora, Greece, is like no other place on Earth; indeed, in many ways, it looks as if it is on another planet, with its stalagmite-like rocks that reach into the sky amid a backdrop of craggy mountains dotted with...
The municipality of Meteora proceeded to upgrade the lights of the Meteora rocks, turning night into day and giving a unique feeling to both the visitor to the impressive geological phenomenon and the local.
In a statement to the Athenian...
One man died and several people were injured as a fire engulfed a hotel in the town of Kalambaka, near Meteora in central Greece on Monday morning.
A 55-year-old man jumped from the first-floor balcony apparently to save himself from...
Twin sisters Thomi and Chrysa Plakias and their first cousin Anastasia lost their lives in the train disaster at Tempi on Tuesday night. All came from the town of Kalabaka in Thessaly.
DNA had to be used to identify the...
There are many things to do in Meteora that might surprise you -- including truffle hunting.
That's right, the serene and spiritual monasteries, perched high up on rock formations, towers over the magical and beautiful forests below which hold the...
A new museum at the site of central Greece's epic Meteora rock formations will boost tourist traffic and benefit the whole regions, officials have said.
The Museum of Geological Formations of Meteora in Kastraki was inaugurated earlier this week, housed in...
The municipality of Kalambaka, a town nestled at the foot of the unique Meteora district and the cluster of monasteries perched on their peak - which together comprise a UNESCO World Heritage site - has officially applied to the...
Severe weather conditions and heavy rain that hit northern Greece over the weekend flooded Pineios river. As a result, a bridge in Diava, Kalambaka, partially collapsed, while according to locals' reports, the water level is constantly rising.
Greek police have...
Perched upon wild crags, the complex of Greek Orthodox monasteries called Meteora justify their name in Greek as each of the six monasteries looks like it is "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above."
Built on natural sandstone...
