Greece

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in a televised address on Wednesday evening that Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, the first female president of the Council of State, will be his party's candidate for the post of the President of the Hellenic Republic, the...

We all love to put up Christmas decorations when it comes to this darker time of year, and who doesn't especially love twinkling Christmas lights during the holiday season? We not only put lights on our Christmas trees, we string...

Overcoming bureaucracy and a harsh economy, a firm based in northern Greece has innovated and thrived by carving out its own unique niche in the automotive market. Replicar Hellas, based in the northern Greek city of Katerini, produces hand-crafted, exact...

Two men aged 82 and 78 and a 45-year-old woman were found dead after a fire broke out in a five-story building in Katerini late on Saturday night. The three victims of the fire were relatives, according to neighbors' testimonies...

One person was found dead and four were rescued in an apartment fire that broke out early Friday morning at Katerini Beach, in North Greece. According to the Fire Department, they received a call for a fire in a tourist...

Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, as head of a five member committee, proposed Aikaterini Savvaidou to be appointed General Secreatary of Public Revenues following the recent resignation of Haris Theoharis. The Cabinet will make the final decision after examining the...

A Roma couple in Katerini, Greece, have been arrested for presenting as their own a female infant who, DNA testing proved, has no biological relationship to them. According to the Greek police, the couple had managed to obtain a birth certificate for...

A rare exhibition of some 1,000 glass, metal and mud-made eggs from around the world, ornamented with different techniques, will be hosted at the building of the Holy Metropolis in the city of Katerini. The event is organized within the...

A handicraft in the town of Katerini, Greece, makes replicas[...]

Greek folk songs of the 1821 Revolution not only told stories of brave revolutionaries, but also served as historical texts and diffusors of tradition

Greece has amazing destinations for Christmas. Although it is globally known for its warm, sunny summers, white sand beaches, and crystal-clear waters, the country offers much more. The surprisingly diverse landscape of Greece provides countless opportunities, all the way from...

It was October 26, 1912 when freedom bells rang in Thessaloniki, as the Greek army liberated the city from Ottoman rule. The city was freed only twenty days after the declaration of the First Balkan War. At the start of...

Theopetra Cave, located in the Meteora limestone rock formations of Thessaly, Central Greece, is likely to be the place of the oldest human construction on earth, as findings indicate that the cave was inhabited as early as 130,000 years ago. According...

It may come as a surprise to many parents choosing a name for their child, but many of the most popular English names are actually Greek!

Kostas Y. Karyotakis, who was born in Tripolis in 1896 and died in Preveza in 1928, is one of the finest modern Greek poets of the 1920s. His poetry has been translated into over thirty languages, and he is...