Athens

A beloved and popular traffic policeman in Athens, Greece, nicknamed "Moustakias," who witnessed the city during some of its worst traffic nightmares in the '80s and '90s, has died, according to a recent social media post. Given the affectionate nickname...

Cleisthenes was the statesman who laid the foundations of democracy in ancient Athens by dividing Attica into ten tribes, based on location, and putting an end to the rule of nobility. Even though Pericles (495-429 BC) is considered to be...

Greek police have arrested a YouTuber accused of systematically abusing mentally handicapped people on videos live-streamed to paying customers on social media. A police statement said the 35-year-old suspect arrested in Athens on Tuesday faces charges of human trafficking and...

Greece's Ministry of Culture has released new artist impressions showing what the former royal estate of Tatoi will look after it has been renovated. The revitalized estate will showcase carefully landscaped gardens, thoughtfully designed pathways, and state-of-the-art greenhouses, embodying...

Sophia, the globally renowned humanoid AI robot, recently toured Athens and was captured in a photograph against the backdrop of the Acropolis. Sophia, whose name means ‘wisdom’ in Greek, participated in a technology and information event organized by companies from...

Psiri is one of the most central neighborhoods in Athens—that means lots of tourists wandering throughout the streets in a sort of theme park. But one can randomly come across traditional workshops. By Xavier Sole Salvat Most people just follow the...

One day after Saturday's bomb explosion in the heart of Athens across the Ministry of Labor, authorities believe the act signifies a resurgence of terrorism in Greece. Initially, Greek Police (ELAS) believed the bomb that exploded early in the morning...

This extraordinary photo of a group of people relaxing around a table on the roof terrace of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) building in Athens was recently released by the Institute. The DAI says the photo was most likely taken...

The Daphni Monastery on the outskirts of Athens is one of the greatest Byzantine masterpieces and a stunning example of architecture and religious iconography. The 11th-century monastery along with the famous monasteries of Hosios Loukas near Delphi and Nea Moni on...

The thirty tyrants of ancient Athens were only in power for eight months but still managed to kill five percent of the city's population after the Peloponnesian war. The oligarchy that briefly ruled Athens from 405 BC to 404 BC,...