Thessaly

Mount Olympus Cleanup Removes 1,400 Pounds of Trash, Including Cans From 1984 LA Olympics

More than 650 kilograms (1,433 pounds) of trash was removed from Mount Olympus, the legendary home of the ancient Greek gods, during a major cleanup operation on Greece’s highest mountain. The cleanup operation took place below the “Throne of Zeus,”...

The Greek Roswell: UFO Sightings in Greece Nobody Talks About

While international attention tends to focus on the Pentagon’s declassified files or sightings over the American Southwest, Greece has quietly accumulated its own extensive catalog of UFO sightings—also known as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs)—rivaling anything held in United States...

Three Years After Storm Daniel, Thessaly Still Lives With Its Infrastructure Wounds

Nearly three years after Storm Daniel devastated central Greece, shocking footage of motorists driving across a partially collapsed bridge near Larissa has highlighted the lingering infrastructure scars left by the historic floods. The video shows cars and agricultural vehicles crossing...

The Bicycle City: How Karditsa Is Reimagining Urban Life in Greece

At a time when most urban centers are suffocating in traffic and car ownership is viewed as an absolute necessity, one Greek city is leading the way toward an entirely different model of mobility. For the residents of Karditsa, cycling...

Asclepius Pharmacy: The Land Where Ancient Greek Healing Herbs Continue to Grow

The pharmacy of Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine, was located next to a mountain where medicinal herbs still used to this day continue to grow. Locals are convinced that Pialeia in Thessaly was the birthplace of Asclepius, the...

Calypso’s Canyon, The Green Paradise of Greece

Calypso's Canyon is a hidden treasure on mainland Greece which could make you forget that you're in one of the hottest countries of Europe.

Greece Restores Ancient Citadel of Pelinna in Thessaly

Greece is nearing completion of comprehensive archaeological works at the Acropolis of Ancient Pelinna, located in the Municipality of Farkadona, Trikala. As part of a strategic initiative to protect and showcase the cultural heritage of Thessaly, this project focuses on...

Dimini and Sesklo: Greece’s Neolithic People May Have Destroyed Each Other

Were Greece's Neolithic Dimini people responsible for the violent conquest of the Sesklo people, or did the two settlements in fact live alongside one another for many years peacefully? Dimini, a modern-day Greek village in Thessaly, houses the remains of...