Greece

The story of Maria Pentagiotissa contains all the elements of an urban legend, yet she was a real person and some consider her to be the first femme fatale in modern Greece. Maria Daskalopoulou is said to have been born...

As Greeks prepare to celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, the nation is ready to honor those with the most popular female name, Maria.

Greek-American opera diva Maria Callas had a volatile relationship with the Athens intellectual establishment, but this was never more evident than during her 1957 comeback concert in the Theater of Herod Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis. In 1957,...

Hiking jaw-dropping Samaria gorge is extremely popular, and it is easy to see why as it takes visitors through a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Greek tennis superstar Maria Sakkari fell just short of the Women's Tennis Association Final's championship game on Tuesday after losing to Estonian player Anett Kontaveit. Kontaveit-- the No.8 seed at the Finals-- pulled an upset against No.4 seed Sakkari at...

Maria Sakkari, the Greek tennis virtuoso, who is currently the seventh best player in the world, will debut at the season-ending championships, WTA finals. The 26-year-old qualified for the finals, after reaching the quarter-finals at the Kremlin Cup in...

Greek tennis champion Maria Sakkari cruised over No.22 seed Amanda Anisimova after only 55 minutes to book a place in the fourth round of the US Open. The No.15 seed won in rapid fashion by 6-3, 6-1 and became the...

Greek tennis champion Maria Sakkari came back from a set down against unseeded Bernarda Pera, a Croatian-born American, to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and advance to the third round of the US Open tennis championship on Thursday. The No. 15...

Maria Sakkari pulled off one of the biggest wins of her blossoming career on Tuesday night, beating the third-seeded Serena Williams in the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The Greek champion won with 2-1 sets (5-7, 7-6, 6-1), appearing...

Samaria Gorge, on the Greek island of Crete, is one of the main reasons why foreign visitors choose Crete as a holiday destination, according to a survey conducted by the Crete Polytechnic, the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania and...

Top Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari on Monday tried to dispel rumors that she is currently secretly dating Stefanos Tsitsipas, while coyly adding "one never knows what the future will bring." The two tennis stars have become beloved by Greeks...

As Greeks around the world prepare to celebrate "Summer Easter'' on Thursday, as the Dormition of the Virgin Mary is called in Greek popular tradition, the nation is also ready to honor those bearing Greece's most popular female name,...

Maria Sakkari, the Greek tennis champion, pulled off an incredible comeback against top seed Elina Svitolina to become the second semifinalist at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. Trailing 6-1, 5-2, Sakkari saved four match points to force a decider, and...

Greek tennis champion Maria Sakkari beat France’s Kristina Mladenovic, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0, to reach the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Friday evening, according to the World Tennis Association website. After losing the first set, Sakkari made a...

Greece's Maria Sakkari lifted her first WTA trophy in style at the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Morocco on Saturday, coming back from a set down against Johanna Konta in the final to triumph 2-6,...