Last Sunday, hundreds of spectators gathered on the Hilia Plateau near Greece's border with Bulgaria to witness one of the country's oldest surviving sporting traditions—the annual oil wrestling contests that have been held there for nearly seven centuries.
The event,...
The city of Alexandroupoli in northeast Greece marked the 106th anniversary of its union with Greece on Thursday with a military and student parade attended by government and local officials, as well as representatives of the Orthodox Church.
"Alexandroupoli and...
The mysterious Lycurgus Cup is convincing evidence that ancient Romans used nanotechnology, or at least knew how to get the desired effects, long before the availability of modern technology.
The cup is made of a special type of glass known...
The Ministry of Culture of Greece has initiated the restoration of the church at the archaeological site of Maximianoupolis, a prominent Byzantine city in the Rhodope plain of Thrace.
The €1.5 million ($1.74 million) project, funded by the Recovery and...
The Old Town of Xanthi in northern Greece is a beautiful destination steeped in history and characterized by rare architecture influenced by the many different cultures in its past.
Amphitheatrically built on the foot of Rhodope mountain chain, the city...
Several years ago, a grave with human remains plus chariots and horse skeletons was discovered in Thrace in northeastern Greece.
Archaeologists said the grave from the beginning of the 2nd century AD contained the remains of four members of a...
The recent decision by the Greek parliament to grant legal recognition to the Alevi community of Thrace is a significant step for religious freedom within Greece and holds implications for its relationship with Turkey.
The Alevi community, numbering around 3,500...
The government of Greece dismissed recent criticism from Turkey on Friday over a historic map presented as a gift to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew by General Dimitrios Choupis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, saying the gift was...
The Ministry of Culture has recently unveiled significant measures aimed at preserving and safeguarding the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore in Abdera (Avdira in Greek), northern Greece, focusing particularly on flood protection and restoration efforts.
Situated in a coastal area...
