Greece

The Archdiocese of Athens issued a statement on Saturday morning, informing the public that the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos II has been hospitalized and will undergo a scheduled surgery. Ieronymos went to the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center...

Winemakers from across Greece have pooled their efforts recently to save a total of eleven endangered grapevine varieties which are threatened with extinction in the country. The team believes that these efforts to save the Greek grapevine varieties serve as...

In the past two years climate change has taken its toll on wine making in Greece by causing the grape harvest to decrease at an alarming rate, according to a recent Euronews report. The phenomenon is worldwide -- and it...

The 85 year-old Christos Chnaris from the Greek island of Crete, is considered a respected man as he has helped dozens of blood feuds (or so-called vendettas) to come to an end, as he has helped many rival families...

A local cooperative of winemakers in northern Greece on Wednesday announced that it will file a lawsuit in Germany.  The lawsuit is against distributors and super market retailers offering wines from the neighbouring former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) under...

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...

Father Epiphanios of Mylopotamos was the Greek monk who first brought Holy Mount Athos cuisine to the world. The author of the book "The Cuisine of Holy Mount Athos" made monastic cooking, based mostly on fish and legumes, an important...

Nestled between the stunning Mount Pelio and the Pagasetic Gulf in the Aegean sea, Volos is a picturesque city known for its tsipouro.

Greeks are amongst the first peoples to have produced wine into the world and Greece has some of the oldest vineyards extant, making the country justifiably famous for its great local wines. The earliest evidence of wine production in Greece...

When Giacomo Casanova fell in love with Corfu he was only 16 years old, but his first visit was enough to make him go back and leave his mark on the Greek island

India and Greece have now become “strategic partners,” announced Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Greece H.E. Kyriakos Mitsotakis. But what are the reasons for the friendship and strategic synergy between India and Greece? According...

Grape harvesting in late August and September is one of the oldest and most beloved traditions in the Greek countryside. Family, neighbors, and friends all get together to harvest the precious bunches of green and purple pearls which will...

Santorini's wines are world-famous for their exceptional quality and unique character, while the island's vineyards are the oldest in Greece

Greece is known for its wine, but it seems ancient Greeks were not only winemakers but also fond of brewing and drinking beer, a recent study suggests. Evidence found at two ancient settlement sites, Archontiko and Argissa in central Greece,...

Two new Hollywood films will be shot in Thessaloniki, Greece's cultural capital, creating job opportunities for Greek professionals in the industry. The movies are Red Sonja, a science fiction and action remake of its already existing comic book and 1985...