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Mount Ida (Psiloritis). Vorizia is a small village in the prefecture of Heraklion, Crete, lying under the impressive Mount Ida (also known as Psiloritis), the highest peak on the island. It is right here where Cretan Zeus, the largest park on...

Two Greek fishermen caught more than they bargained for this week, with an epic offshore battle eventually netting a monstrous sea bass. The pair -- caught on video broadcast by Cyclades24.gr -- netted the giant fish off Syros island on...

A series of events celebrating French language and culture have been scheduled for 2018 in Thessaloniki by the French Institute in the northern Greek city. Thessaloniki in French will include a focus on French literature at the 15th International Book...

An incredible, eerie cloud formation looming over Crete this week had local people imagining aliens had arrived. Photographer Yiannis Gkikas captured the rare sight on Thursday with his camera over Rethymno; his striking pictures were posted on the Meteokrites Weather...

By Savas Abadsidis Hollywood production company Little Studio Films, run by the Greek/Italian mother/daughter team of Alexandra Yacovlef and Alexia Melocchi, seek to do that very thing with sponsor Sophid Greece who’ll be supporting a spate of films, beginning with...

The Semaphore Greek Festival, South Australia's Hellenic festival, is to celebrate its 39th year this weekend, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January. The two-day Semaphore Greek Cultural Festival is held at the Semaphore foreshore every January. It is situated...

Six media groups have applied to get TV licenses in Greece in the latest effort by government to shake up what it sees as a debt-ridden, unregulated broadcasting sector. If all are successful, it would be mean a reduction...

OTE-owned Greek pay-TV service Cosmote TV, has secured exclusive rights to UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football, until 2021. All Champions League and Europa League matches will air exclusively on Cosmote Sports channels, as it has done for...

The well-known Asian bar and restaurant, Sexy Fish is set to land in Athens on Jan. 24 to take over Athenian hotspot The Clumsies for one night only. Sexy Fish bar director, Xavier Landais, together with bar manager Jérôme Allaguillemette and senior...

Speculation about Barcelona footballing superstar Lionel Messi buying a Greek island in the Ionian Sea came out of the blue on Wednesday, spreading like a virus on online media. However, the fact there has been no official confirmation by the...

Three-time Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis will be in Athens for the premiere of his new film Phantom Thread on Feb. 1, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. This is not the first time the popular actor is visiting Athens...

This year’s first episode of Greece in our Hearts -- the popular web TV show for the Greek diaspora -- has featured two prominent fashion designers speaking about their work at home and internationally. Blogger and designer Vicky Bouzouni, founder...

About 420 employees of Greece’s Mega television station fear losing their jobs after signs the company’s management is not intent in joining a broadcast licensing tender next month. In a letter sent to banks, the TV station’s shareholders said they...

A young disabled man stole the limelight at a recent basketball match in western Greece when he took to the court to perform a thrilling dance routine from his wheelchair. Thirty-year-old Andreas Stratoudakis, who has been confined to a wheelchair...

Some of Hollywood's biggest directors and actors defended the controversial new Troy series where the mythological Greek warrior Achilles is played by black actor David Gyasi. Speaking exclusively to Greek Reporter from the red carpet of the 2018 Golden Globe Awards,...