Greece

Skyros, the southernmost of the Sporades, is not among the better-known Greek islands, but it has a devoted following of visitors who come back year after year, drawn by its many unique features. In Skyros, green and blue coexist in...

People who have not visited the beautiful Greek island of Lemnos may consider it a  moonscape due to its arid terrain.

An arid piece of land in the north-western Peloponnese has been dubbed the "Greek Desert" for its sand dunes and relative lack of vegetation. Located near the village of Vartholomio, the area of Thines has now been offered for sale...

A mother bear and at least two cubs were spotted roaming the streets of Kastoria, in northern Greece on Tuesday evening as the town continues nearly deserted after the coronavirus restrictions were imposed on the country. The region of Kastoria...

Footage captured by a drone shows Athens almost deserted during the strict lockdown imposed on Monday, March 23, to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. On Sunday, Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis announced that the lockdown...

The Old Port of Mykonos, one of the busiest spots on this idyllic, cosmopolitan Greek island, was deserted over the weekend as footage from Mykonos Live TV shows. The island's year-round residents appear to be obeying the restrictive measures adopted...

June 17 is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, according to a United Nations initiative. This year the organization is sending our new warnings concerning the dangers of desertification across the world, especially in the Mediterranean countries. According to...

Marios Giannakou is a young runner from the city of Drama in Macedonia, Greece. His extraordinary story of perseverance, as he transformed himself from a smoker into an ultra-fit runner, can serve as an inspiration to all. He was the...

The first large wave of holidaymakers has left the Greek cities for their annual holidays, as meteorologists warn that a new heat wave is expected to strike the country in the coming days. On Friday long queues were formed in the...

Athens is starting to look like a deserted city as the last remaining Athenians flock to ports, bus and train terminals for the traditional mid-August exodus around the August 15, Assumption Day Holiday. One of the largest exits in recent...

Close to Thines Vartholomio in Ilia, the "Desert of Greece" is an oasis like no other you have seen in Greece! You can enjoy a brief fly over of the "desert" spanning about 1,000 acres, boasting natural sand dunes that have accumulated...

The National Observatory of Athens (NOA)  is launching an international experiment in Crete to research the mechanism by which desert dust travels great distances and ends up in countries like Greece, in order to be able to assess its...

It was in the 80's when a beautiful young Greek girl decided not to lead an ordinary life. She was in France studying in college, when she had to make a choice for her career that apparently would change...

ATHENS – After seeing more of his members fleeing his sinking party, far Right-Wing LAOS leader George Karatzaferis accused one of them of being a “rat” and accused New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras of reneging on a pledge to...

The Greek War of Independence that begun in 1821 is full of memorable events, most of them bloody battles and heroic feats.