Greece

French and Ottoman soldiers killed 200 Greeks in order to transfer to France the priceless statue of Venus de Milo in 1820, a Greek historian claims. According to Greek historian Dimitris Fotiadis, who wrote the six-volume History of the Greek...

Campaigners for the return of the Aphrodite of Milos (AKA the Venus de Milo) have asked American pop superstar Beyonce to visit the Aegean island as part of their efforts to have the statue returned to Greece. Milos' municipality issued...

It has been almost 200 years since the famous Greek statue known to Greeks as Aphrodite of Milos, or Venus de Milo, was discovered by a farmer on the Greek island of Milos. The man is said to have discovered...

Greece, with its 6,000 islands and islets scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, is full of honeymoon destinations. There are destinations that are ideal for honeymoon retreats where you can choose to explore the history, sunbathe on beautiful beaches,...

Milos, one of the most beautiful islands of the Cyclades, has a very long history, like all other Greek islands. Although most famous for the discovery of the ancient Venus de Milo  statue, the island is also the site...

Milos is a volcanic island, and is the south-westernmost island in the Cyclades group.

Although the Greek capital of Athens is full of ancient monuments and temples, its oldest standing house, the Venizelos Mansion, dates to the 16th century.

The Louvre, the second largest art museum in the world, is celebrating the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence with an impressive new exhibition entitled "Paris-Athens, The Birth of Modern Greece, 1675–1919." The show, which opens at the end...

The Greek island of Milos has been selected as the top destination of the best five places to visit in 2017 by the leading travel stylist Maria Paradisis for the Australian edition of Vogue magazine. The magazine listed the island which...

German weekly magazine Focus has gone on trial in Athens over a satirical cover of Ancient Greek goddess Venus raising her middle finger to European leaders, symbolically presenting recession-hit Greece ignoring other Member States. The Focus February 2010 cover, titled...

Melina Mercouri (18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) is engraved in the minds of millions of Greeks. In her life, she was several things: a striking woman; a stage and movie actress; a patriot; an activist; and a...

Located in the cluster of the Cycladic islands, Paros possesses everything you would fancy when dreaming of a Greek island vacation: unique beaches with azure waters, fish tavernas, whitewashed houses, and traditional Cycladic churches. Here is a list of the...

While planning your first trip to Greece, you may be overwhelmed with the many marvelous destinations the country has to offer.

It is nearly impossible to imagine the sparkling white sculptures of ancient Greece painted in a variety of bright colors.

It has been 25 years since Melina Mercouri died this day in 1994 but her picture in front of the Parthenon that adorns the Acropolis Metro Station is engraved in the minds of millions of Greeks. In her life Melina...