Plaka

Syntagma Square is the most historic in Athens and the central point for visitors for sightseeing in the Greek capital

The Greek Church has suspended a priest in Athens for using two women instead of men as "little priests" (papadakia) during a Holy Service recently. The "papadakia" are usually young boys and their role is to assist the priest...

The oldest street in Athens, and the whole of Europe, is about 2,500 years old -- and is located in the Plaka neighborhood.

Spending a day in the Plaka district in Athens is an experience that stays with travelers for a lifetime.

Open Air -- or "summer" cinemas as Greeks call them are a tradition across Greece with many of the most historic being in downtown Athens. 

Syntagma Square has literally been the very heart of Athens ever since the city became the capital of the modern Greek state.

The Hellenic Initiative is working with the Athens Partnership to scrub off the graffiti found in Athens' oldest neighborhood, Plaka.

Per a decision that was announced to the public on Wednesday by Giorgos Dimopoulos, the deputy governor of the central part of Athens, the many boutiques and shops in the tourist areas of Monastiraki, Plaka and the Acropolis will...

The restoration of the historic bridge of Plaka, in northwestern Greece, which had collapsed due to heavy rain in 2015 is now almost finished. On Thursday, the last piece of rock was added by the reconstruction group that has been...

In a tribute to Greece's folk traditions during carnival, the Museum of Modern Greek Culture is collaborating with the Social Cooperative Enterprise (SCE) Folknet to organize an event that is open to the public this Sunday, to mark the...