Athens

A Greek couple proved that love can strike beyond 80 by getting married at Athens City Hall

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) has become a cultural landmark in Greece since it was turned over to the Greek state in 2017. The SNFCC, a project unique in Greece, is a public space for expression, culture, and...

Cannabis use in Greece's capital Athens is among the highest in Europe, according to a Greek professor who spoke to national broadcaster ERT on Tuesday. Nikos Thomaidis, professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Athens said that Athens ranks...

Hilton confirmed plans this week to open two hotels in Athens, as part of a management agreement with their affiliate the SCD Group LTD. The historic Pentelikon Athens, part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, a 117-room hotel in the...

The snowstorm "Elpis," which brought about such a heavy snowfall that Athens was brought to a halt, was the worst such storm in the Greek capital in 14 years, according to data from the Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Elpis caused...

The snowstorm that hit Athens on Monday has brought misery to the millions of inhabitants of the Greek capital as the streets in most neighborhoods remain impassable more than 48 hours after the event. The volume of snow was such...

The CEO of Attiki Odos, the Athens ring road where thousands of people were trapped in their cars on Monday night following a blizzard, resigned on Tuesday. Vassileios Chalkias offered his resignation after the fiasco and Attikes Diadromes SA, the...

At least one person was injured from a powerful explosion in central Athens early Wednesday which damaged an office block and smashed nearby storefronts. The pre-dawn blast occurred 200 meters from the ancient Temple of Olympian Zeus on the busy...

Authorities in Greece announced on Tuesday that the lockdown in Athens and the Greek islands due to the heavy snow will continue for a second day on Wednesday. Six regions of Greece, including Attica, Viotia, Evia, the Cycladic and Sporades...

Thousands of motorists were stranded overnight on the Attiki Odos, the ring road that goes around Athens, after a blizzard hit the Greek capital and even the islands on Monday. An operation by the Army, the Fire Brigade, the police,...