For more than a century during the final years of the Byzantine Empire, the Greek island of Lesbos was ruled by a Genoese family whose unusual rise began with imperial civil war, political marriage and the shifting balance of...
Three firefighters have died as multiple wildfires swept across Greece, with the most destructive blaze tearing through southern Crete, forcing the evacuation of villages and thousands of tourists while authorities warned that extreme fire danger would continue.
Two volunteer firefighters...
Every summer, the historic village of Agia Paraskevi on Lesbos comes alive for one of Greece’s most distinctive traditional celebrations: the Bull Festival (Panigyri tou Tavrou). Combining music, dancing, local cuisine, religious devotion, and centuries-old customs, the festival remains...
Australian classicist Professor Marguerite Johnson, whose career was devoted to studying Ancient Greek literature and culture, had spent much of her life exploring Greece’s past before making the country her home. That new chapter ended tragically when Johnson and...
Dedicated to fostering hope and unity, a Greece-based refugee organization is transforming lives through the power of sport. By breaking down ethnic and religious barriers, they create safe, inclusive spaces where diverse cultures can connect, cooperate, and build a...
Two Dutch nationals bound for Amsterdam were intercepted at the Lesvos airport while attempting to smuggle fossil fragments from the island’s famous Petrified Forest.
The contraband was discovered during a routine baggage check by Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE)...
The story of olive oil from Lesvos, Greece stretches back through centuries of cultivation and production that strongly influenced the island’s economy, environment, and way of life. The unique flavors of the island’s olive oil anchor local cuisine, while...
Modern English, and indeed many languages, borrow a plethora of words from ancient Greek. One particularly interesting word is "lesbian", today used to describe a homosexual woman who is attracted to other women, but the root of the word...
In the decades leading up to the mid-fifth century BC, the mints of Greece's island of Lesbos produced an extraordinary piece of currency—stamped into small coins made of highly valuable lumps of electrum was the distinct profile of a...
Lesvos remains in turmoil for the third consecutive day as livestock farmers escalate protests against the devastating economic impact of measures taken to combat foot-and-mouth disease.
According to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), protesters have occupied the land zone of...
