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Sea of Clothes Remains Abandoned 46 Years Later in Occupied Famagusta

The photos published in the Cypriot daily Politis on Saturday show the devastation caused to the ordinary lives of people of Varosha in Famagusta following the Turkish invasion and occupation of the island in 1974. Thousands of clothing items, mostly...

WWII Hand Grenade Found in Abandoned House in Athens

A hand grenade dating all the way back to World War II was discovered on Thursday in an abandoned house in Athens. The hand grenade was found by a worker inside a house in the downtown neighborhood of Exarcheia in...

Abandoned Busts of Macedonian Heroes Will Stand Once Again in Thessaloniki

Several statues of heroes from the Macedonian struggle for union with Greece in the early twentieth century are set to return to a prominent place in a Thessaloniki square, the city's mayor announced on Monday. The marble busts of Greek...

Investigation Underway Over Abandoned Infant Found in Nea Ionia, Athens

A newborn infant, just a few days old, was found abandoned in the early hours of Wednesday inside a shopping cart at the entrance of an apartment block in Nea Ionia, a suburb of Athens. Residents and neighbors were shocked...

Iconic Mykonos Lighthouse Abandoned to its Fate (video)

The Armenistis lighthouse, one of the most visited places on the Greek island of Mykonos, has been abandoned to its fate, as seen in an exclusive video by Mykonoslive.tv. The heartbreaking footage shows the building in a decrepit state, with...

Has Lindsay Lohan Abandoned Her Mykonos Beach Club?

Photos emerged on Wednesday of Lindsay Lohan‘s beach club in Mykonos showing the luxury waterside spot is looking a little worse for wear, as rumors suggest the star has already abandoned it after its glamorous 2018 opening. After opening as...

Turkish Cypriots Threaten to Resettle Abandoned Area in Famagusta

The administration in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus decided on Tuesday to open Varosha, an abandoned southern quarter of the Cypriot city of Famagusta, for settlement, the Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah reported. "The Council of Ministers will evaluate the conditions...

Abandoned 300-Year Old Venetian Village on Crete Turned into Tourist Resort

Áspros Potamós (White River in English) is a settlement in eastern Crete, in the regional unit of Lasithi, whose history and past are blending nicely with modern-day entrepreneurship, offering its lucky visitors an unforgettable experience. A few years ago, this...

Greek Derby Abandoned Due to Crowd Trouble

The Greek derby between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos at Athens Olympic Stadium was abandoned on Sunday due to unrest and violence in the crowd. In the middle of the second half, as their team was losing 1-0, Panathinaikos fans clashed with...

Abandoned Babies Celebrate Their First Christmas in Greece's Largest Maternity Hospital

The holiday season has an additional meaning to workers at Greece's largest maternity hospital. The babies in their care are not enveloped in the normal comforts of home and family which we especially associate with the Christmas season, but...

Athens Company Bids for Abandoned Cretan Village (video)

Fari, a traditional village in Crete that belongs to the Municipality of Phaistos, has attracted the interest of an Athens development company that reportedly wants to buy it. According to Faistosnews website, Fari village homeowners confirmed that they have been...

Greek Painter Transforms Abandoned Buildings in Crete (photos)

A Greek painter has given new life to abandoned buildings in remote villages of Crete, Greece. Voula Ladoukaki has taken upon the task of transforming buildings that are left in ruins in the prefecture of Heraklion. In an interview with the...

Abandoned 19th Century Architectural Masterpiece Awaits Restoration

The Athens - Peloponnese Railway Station was the second main railway station in the capital after the Athens-Larissa station but stopped operating in 2005. An architectural masterpiece, the main building was designed by French engineers  Alfred Rondell and Abel Gotteland....

Athens Council Targets Hundreds of Abandoned Kiosks (video)

Athens city council plans to withdraw the licenses of hundreds of abandoned street kiosks in a bid to clean up the streets and free up pavements for pedestrians, it has said. Out of a total of 931 street kiosks, the...

Abandoned Ferry Drifts at Sea as Gale Force Winds Sweep Greece

The Greek coast guard is struggling to bring under control an abandoned ferry that drifted off to sea just outside the port of Piraeus, south of Athens on Thursday morning. Three tugs are trying to tie and tow the "Panagia...