Greece

For 74 years, Hermione Prigkou has carried out her duty with dedication and diligence, tending to the graves of Greek victims of the Second World War. Prigkou, from Himara in northern Greece, began taking care of the graves during the Second World...

The story of the little blond girl, Maria  found in a Roma camp in Farsala, monopolized the Greek and international media for several weeks and revealed a tough reality. Racial discrimination towards Roma, or Gypsies as they are often...

Greece is the number two country worldwide for the number of its Blue Flag beaches, according to the environmental group The Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature. Almost 500 of the country’s beaches were awarded the prestigious Blue Flag status...

The Balkan Wars in 1912 and 1913 resulted in significant territorial realignments in the Balkans. The Ottoman Empire lost almost all of its remaining European territories, including Macedonia, Albania, and parts of Thrace. This reshaping of borders had long-lasting...

While the heroes of the glorious 1821 Revolution fought and died for freedom, there were Greek politicians who betrayed them for money and high positions. These were politicians who usurped the glory of the real warriors of the 1821 Revolution...

The Greek National School in Vienna, the oldest still-functioning Greek school in the world, has celebrated 220 years since its opening. The school - founded in 1804 - was awarded the 'Simonos Sina' award by the Academy of Athens in...

Greece's houses top the ranking of the most beautiful types of homes worldwide. The ranking was compiled by the UK Estate Agent comparison site GetAgent. The researchers aimed to detect which property styles were most attractive to people. The company...

It was a few minutes after 5:00 AM on October 28, 1940. The Italian military forces were ordered to launch their first attack in the Greco-Italian War at the Greek-Albanian border in the Pindos Mountains. Vassilios Tsiavaliaris, a 28-year-old Greek...

At 108 years of age, a Greek yiayia, or grandmother, named Anthi Katsouli stands in her yard every single day and prays for the entire world. Born in the village of Katarraktis in the region of Arta in Epirus in...

Stelios Kazantzidis -- who died in 2001 --was the voice that contained the pain and desire of post-war, poverty-stricken Greece.

It was August 15, 1940 when the Italian submarine 'Delfino' torpedoed and sank the Greek light cruiser 'Elli' at Tinos' port during the Word War II. World War II had been raging for almost a year in Europe, with Greece...

Alexander the Great had an enormous influence on the ancient world as a result of the Greek conqueror's military campaigns, including Egypt.

Throughout history, a plague, or pandemic, has affected the outcome of Ancient Greek wars, as studies by historians and medical scientists suggest

Athens has the second worst reputation for pickpocketing in the world according to tourists, new research reveals.

Greek olive oil is synonymous with Greek tradition, a healthy diet and its rich history, Called  “Liquid Gold," it epitomizes the country.