Greece

Outside the entrance of the Military Academy in Ankara, a plaque displays for everyone to see the following wording: "Turklrin en Buyuk dusman Rus bir Yunan iki," which translates to, "The greatest enemy of the Turkish nation is a...

Discover Greece, an interactive tourism platform, is inviting guests to count down the hot days of summer by pitting two of the hottest spots in Greece - Rhodes and Crete - against each other in the Hot Summer contest that...

The gates of the National Gardens of Athens were shut down on Friday and all entry points to the grounds will remain closed until Monday. The unprecedented closure of the gardens, near Greek Parliament, has prompted the anger of citizens...

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos reportedly sent a letter to his Eurozone counterparts, ahead of a Eurogroup meeting on Monday, warning that it is not possible for contingency measures worth 3.6 billion euros to be imposed. The letter, exposed by...

Spectators and local authorities gathered at the monument of ancient Spartan warrior king Leonidas at Thermopylae on Friday for the ceremonial start of the SEAJETS Acropolis Rally of Greece. A whopping 81 crews entered this year's rally made all-the-more...

Greece halted to standstill with a snap 48-hour public-sector strike on Friday and Saturday ahead of a vote by the country's left-led SYRIZA government on proposed tax changes late on Sunday. Amid the strike action, a bill discussed in...

The breathtakingly-beautiful Navagio (Shipwreck) Bay on the Ionian island of Zakynthos has suffered from deterioration and decay over the last 36 years. Work to preserve the "monumental debris" that has spearheaded tourism to the region has begun so that...

All cultures have their own quirks and wisdom. Greek culture is no exception. Here are some of the superstitions, traditions and passions that you might find yourself coming across when dating a Greek. Greek Superstitions 101 What if you could tell...

The Greek towns of Diakofto and Kalavrita are connected by a historical funicular. The route is seeped with culture and mythology as it begins in Diakofto, traverses the Vouraikos Gorge, passes through the village of Zachlorou and ends in Kalavrita. The duration of the...

Saturday's Greek Cup final between Super League champions Olympiacos and AEK has been postponed at the request of the police. The match was due to be held behind closed doors because of crowd violence in previous games, after a joint decision...