Greece

The Varvakios central market in Athens, located at Athinas Street, which connects Monastiraki to Omonia, is a monument to Greek produce, where every possible food under the sun is bought and sold. Varvakios is a slice from traditional Greek daily life,...

Even if rain falls and the chilly weather makes you shiver, the smell of grilled meat can lure you to an open market. This holds even more true when the meat is offered free of charge. Hundreds of Athenians queued...

Greece announced a total of 33,716 new Covid-19 cases had been diagnosed around the country on Thursday, while 70 people suffering with the virus had passed away over the past 24 hours. That continues the decrease in cases that has...

Fugitive Theofilos Lazarakis opened fire on police shooting one officer in the shoulder before taking his life on Saturday. According to reports, Athens police DIAS motorcycle unit were in pursuit of 38-year-old Lazarakis after he refused to undergo a routine...

Twelve mystery women arrived at the Varvakios market, in downtown Athens, Greece, for the second consecutive year, in order to give thousands of euros away for the people who cannot afford to pay for their Christmas dinner. According to Greek media, the twelve women...

A documentary about Greece in the aftermath of the Civil War and World War II that was found in the United Nations archives in 2007 will be shown on October 30, at 8:00 pm at the National Archives headquarters in Psychiko, Athens....

On Wednesday morning, in Varvakios market, central Athens, Greece, ten unidentified women bought large quantities of meat and distributed them to their fellow citizens. It is estimated that the ten women spent almost 50,000 euros. The women arrived in Athens central...

The citizens of Athens, Greece, have filled the Varvakios market as the butchers of the market are offering a total of 1.5 tons of meat, while the municipality of Athens gives out wine in order to celebrate Barbeque Thursday...

The March 7 celebration of Fat Thursday, a traditional meat-eating day, saw free meat meals  provided at the Athens Central Meat Market Varvakios for the hungry who couldn't afford it during a crushing economic crisis that has put 27...

Some Greek expressions are impossible to be translated by Google. Although different cultures tend to produce their own phrases, meanings aren't always the same across borders. Here we collected 23 phrases only Greeks use that if you try to literally...

A long Athenian tradition is being reborn. The inauguration of the restored historic flower shops outside Parliament took place on Wednesday. The historic flower shops of Syntagma are being revived as part of a joint initiative of the Hellenic...

A local resident of Athens takes us on a tour of the best Greek food places Greece's capital has to offer, beyond the offerings of the usual stereotype tourist tours.

Within the framework of events planned by the Municipality of Athens, Greece, for New Year’s Eve, the city center will become a melting pot of inhabitants and tourists, to the sounds of festive music. The special event which marks...