Thessaloniki

On Sunday evening, a Jewish Holocaust mural in Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, was vandalised once more. Unknown perpetrators defaced the mural with the words "Free Gaza," "Free Palestine," and "Jews = Nazis." The mural, honoring Holocaust victims and Thessaloniki's...

The ruling conservative party in Greece suffered unexpected defeats in the second round of local elections, both regional and municipal, held on Sunday. Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy (ND) party candidates lost in Athens and Thessaloniki and five of the six...

Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece's two major cities, voted in new mayors in Sunday's runoff local government elections with abstention reaching a record high. However, abstention was the real winner of the local government elections, as 48 percent of registered voters...

A young woman born in Thessaloniki, Greece was found dead as a result of the Hamas attack on Israel's Supernova music festival. In total, more than 260 bodies of men and women were reportedly recovered. Friends and acquaintances shared their...

A 13th-century church and a cemetery were discovered on the Acropolis inside the ancient walls of Thessaloniki, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday. Among the ruins, the high altar of the church was uncovered as well as frescoes...

Three Greek coffees have been selected among the world's top ten! While Greece has yet to catch up to Italy's Espresso, which tops the list, it does well enough by taking third, fourth, and seventh place. Greek Frappe coffee in...

Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis is set to buy Volos Port Authority through his Thessaloniki Port Authority company. His company has been chosen as the favored investor for 67 percent of the Volos Port Authority shares. How will Ivan Savvidis purchase...

585 kilograms of cocaine from Latin America was seized by police in Thessaloniki, Greece and seven people suspected of being members of a criminal gang were arrested. The alleged ringleader of the gang, which had been under police surveillance, is...

Here's a traditional recipe for the Greek dessert galaktoboureko, aka Greek milk, or custard, pie. Greece is known around the world for its delicious cuisine, and Greek desserts are no exception to this rule. Classic flavors such as orange, cinnamon,...

Greek airport traffic reached a record high in 2023, despite the devastating fires and deadly floods in the past two months