The best way to get around Athens is on foot and by metro; most of the city's major attractions are located within walking distance or a short metro ride of one another. In fact, renting a car is ...

On the morning of May 30, 1941, two young Greeks, Manolis Glezos and Lakis Santas climbed on Acropolis and took down the Nazi flag.

Before North America, World Cup magic made a stopover in Greece. Players battled and bonded not at the mega-stadiums of ...

With all the schools that soon will be closing for summer, families are looking forward to vacation time. For many, vacation means being off work, and even if they can’t go anywhere, staying around ...

Souvenir shops sell the same mass-produced trinkets in every airport on Earth. Craft markets are the opposite — places where ...

Two out of three Americans bring home a souvenir from their travels, and U.S. souvenir sales topped $21 billion in 2022 — but a growing number of travelers are skipping the tourist traps in favor of ...

They booked a 10-day trip with strangers to live out the Percy Jackson books abroad. In this new community, they finally felt ...

Alexis Tsipras, the combative anti‑austerity leader who railed against Brussels during Greece’s debt crisis, has returned to politics ahead of elections next year.

The Parthenon is a gem of ancient Greek architecture for its perfect appearance, but its perfection results from optical ...

The new Conrad Athens, The Ilisian, is housed in the former Hilton Athens, which defined the Ilisia neighborhood for decades.

A 2,500-year-old shepherd’s carving discovered near Athens may provide evidence for the existence of the mysterious ...

The Acropolis Museum maintains it holds no obligation to platform speakers opposing its foundational mission of Parthenon ...