Greece

The Vikos Gorge is known as the "Greek Grand Canyon" because of its dizzying cliffs and stunning heights.

Lousios Gorge has been inhabited for centuries in Greece, mainly by hermits and monks who lived in caves. Two monasteries located near the gorge remain open to visitors: Philosophou and Timiou Prodromou (St. John the Baptist). The historian Pausanias described...

Aradena is an abandoned village in the region of Sfakia on the island of Crete sitting at the edge of a gorge.

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

Aradena is an abandoned settlement in the region of Sfakia on the island of Crete, which attracts thousands of visitors every year, despite being on the very edge of a steep cliff! The strange but interesting story of the village...

Constantine Emmanouilidi, a photographer based in Thessaloniki, traveled to Vikos Gorge in Epirus, northwest Greece, to capture this stunning photo of the comet Neowise crossing over the canyon. Vikos Gorge, part of the 12,600 hectare Vikos-Aoos National Park, is listed in...

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...

The bodies of a 45-year-old woman and her 17-year-old daughter who had gone missing on November 8 were found on Sunday in a remote area in the region of Pieria. According to the police the two women's bodies were found...

A 25-year old police officer was found dead on Saturday morning in northwestern Greece's Zagori Gorge in the area of Astraka. The unfortunate man was mountaineering with a friend when he suddenly slipped and disappeared into the 300-meter deep gorge. A...

The body of missing British astrophysicist Dr. Natalie Christopher was found on Greece's Ikaria island on Wednesday afternoon. The body was found in a mountainous area, three miles away from the hotel where the British scientist was spending her vacation...

Three people were found dead and another individual was seriously injured early on Sunday local time in the gorge of Agios Lucas (Saint Lucas) near the Greek city of Corinth. A group of four people consisting of a couple from...

Samaria Gorge in Crete will open for visitors on May 1, the local authorities have confirmed. According to an announcement, the forestry agency has taken all necessary precautions to protect the ecosystem. It said while Samaria Gorge is a unique ecosystem...

A local man captured on camera the extraordinary story of a Greek American and his disabled daughter as they struggled to cross the imposing Samaria Gorge in Crete. Manolis Papadakis came across the two strangers, Manolis and Sophia, at the...

The National Park of the Samaria Gorge in western Crete is opening its doors to visitors on Thursday after municipal crews fixed damages and cleared stones that fell in the trail during winter. The entrance to the gorge is located...

The gorge of Samaria is situated in the National park of Samaria, in the White Mountains in West Crete. It may be struck off UNESCO's list as the Greek side has not conformed to the regulations concerning UNESCO's World Network...