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Athens Riviera: A Mosaic of Luxury for Every Lifestyle

The Athens Riviera is rapidly establishing itself as one of Europe’s most dynamic luxury real estate markets for 2024–2025, attracting high-net-worth individuals from across the globe. According to Corina Saia, CEO of Premier Realty Greece, each coastal enclave along the...

Greek Oil Tanker Set Ablaze by a Houthi Strike Towed to Safety

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that was hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and set ablaze for weeks was towed to safety without any oil spill, the European Union naval mission said Monday. The EU naval mission, Operation Aspides, stated on...

Greece Leads Red Sea Rescue of Oil Tanker Attacked by Houthis

  Greece is taking a leading role in efforts to tow the damaged oil tanker MT Sounion that has been drifting in the Red Sea since a Houthi rebel attack last week. The incident has raised fears of a significant ecological...

The Sinking of “Oria” in Greece Was Deadlier Than the Titanic

The sinking of the “Oria” in the Saronic Gulf, Greece in February of 1944 is one of the worst maritime tragedies in history. It cost almost four times as many lives as those taken in the Titanic disaster. The background...

19th Century Shipwreck in Greece Identified as the Italian Ship “Taormina”

A shipwreck that has languished in the waters off Cape Sounion, Greece since 1891 has recently been identified as the Italian freighter "Taormina", fully 130 years after it sank beneath the waves. "It is one of the rarest shipwrecks," said...

Assassin’s Creed Recreates Stunning Ancient Greek Landscape Based on Pausanias

Assassin's Creed Odyssey has now faithfully carried over worldwide to the new media subculture a wealth of information about ancient Greece, based on the ancient Greek geographer and traveler, Pausanias By Dimosthenis Vasiloudis It seems that producers of the well-known Greek-themed...

Controversial BBC Shoot Finally Takes Place at Ancient Greek Site (photos)

Film crews started shooting early Thursday morning at the ancient site of Sounion, south of Athens, recording scenes for the BBC's adaptation of John le Carre’s The Little Drummer Girl. Shooting is scheduled to last only a few hours and...

Greece Bars BBC from Filming at Ancient Site

Almost immediately after the Greek government presented an initiative to attract international film productions, the authorities have refused permission to Britain's BBC to film in the archaeological site in Sounion. The Central Archaeological Council on Wednesday rejected an application to...