Greece

Takis Proestakis, a former Greek businessman in the town of Ierapetra, Crete, gave up his comfortable life to devote himself to caring for abandoned dogs and cats at his shelter. April 4th is World Stray Animals Day, a day dedicated...

Aristotle Onassis was one of the most famous Greeks in the entire world in the 20th century, a visionary and one of the richest men

Greeks take their traditions, including those related to food, holidays, spirits, dances, and arts, which have persisted for thousands of years, very seriously. Those cultural practices which have helped them in the healing of disease and maintenance of good...

Christina Onassis, the golden heiress of the Onassis shipping fortune, died in 1988 in a friend's house in Argentina at the age of 38.

Socrates was notoriously annoying. He was likened to a gadfly buzzing around while one is trying to sleep. The Oracle of Delphi declared him the wisest of all human beings. His life and death would go on to shape...

Greek actress Tzeni Karezi was one of the most prolific actresses of the "Golden Age" of Greek cinema, which ran from the '50s to the '60s.

The captain of Aristotle Onassis' legendary yacht "Christina O" recently broke his long self-imposed silence, speaking about the celebrities the Greek tycoon once entertained onboard. In an extensive interview with Greek daily Espresso, Giorgos Zacharias spoke about Onassis' kindness to...

Greek surrealist painter and poet Nikos Engonopoulos is one of the most well-known modern Greek painters internationally. He was an important figure in the Generation of the '30s, a prominent group of artists and thinkers in Greece. This group was fascinated...

Magic Johnson, one of the world's most famous basketball stars, has had what he calls a "life changing experience" in visiting the Acropolis in Athens during his time in Greece. The NBA legend, who is regarded as the best point...

Is there anybody out there? Chinese scientists think there is, and may have detected alien life beyond the cosmos. Or did they? China's Sky Eye telescope—the biggest radio telescope in the world—appears to have gathered signs of potential "alien civilization,"...

Greeks consume 5.5 kilos of coffee annually per capita, putting the country into 15th position in a global list of top coffee drinkers. Probably one of the most important traits of modern Greek society, coffee is not just part of...

Due to impassioned conservation efforts at Lesvos Petrified Forest, a breathtaking rare orchid species named Ophrys lesbis has sprouted.

A Greek baker, named Giannis Vitsaras, gave a twelve year old boy who tried to steal from him a job rather than a punishment.

Greece's marine life populations have faced a period of revival due to the travel restrictions imposed globally to manage the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 restrictions are having visibly positive repercussions on marine life in Greece, as they have brought about not...

Konstantinos Polychronopoulos, founder of charity "The Other Human," works tirelessly feeding the hungry in Greece in the wake of disasters.