Greece

During the Christmas season, Greece is filled with the delicious aroma of sugary-sweet traditional Greek desserts, floating out from houses and bakeries as people prepare for the holiday season. Featuring traditional Greek flavors like nuts, citrus, spices like cinnamon and...

The city of Athens will welcome the New Year with live music at Syntagma Square on Saturday night and an all-night party with DJs at the Varvakeios Municipal Market. Festivities at Syntagma Square will start at 22:30, where...

Sixty years ago, the French comic book hero Tin Tin, beloved by children around the world, celebrated Greek Easter alongside Greek actors.

The vegan diet, which is a huge trend across the globe, has deep roots in traditional Greek food experts say.

The Greek villages represent an incredible alternative for those looking to get away from the busy rhythm of the islands and beaches

Six more people who were hospitalized with coronavirus in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Alexandroupolis died on Sunday, bringing the total number of victims in Greece to 38. Among the fatalities is a 40-year-old and five older patients. According to the official data...

A series of performances of Greek traditional dances will start on Sunday, August 18 in Athens and will continue until September 22. In central Athens' Philopappou Hill, at the ''Dora Stratou'' theater, performances will be held for five days every...

If you're ever fortunate enough to spend Christmas in Greece you will be surrounded by a wide range of irresistible traditional Christmas sweets. Some holiday goodies are steeped in ancient regional traditions, while others you will find throughout the...

  The Greek table for the New Year celebrations is made of dishes shaped by regional traditions and customs coming from all over Greece. In fact, there's no other celebration in the Greek calendar carrying such a deep symbolism, since...

Christmas sweets in Greece can be a tradition throughout the whole country... or just limited to one region only. What they do have in common though, is that they bring us back and remind us of our warm childhood...

The newspaper kiosk - the "periptero" (περίπτερο) in Greek - is as Greek as the souvlaki or Acropolis, or bureaucracy. Yet, the yellow kiosk typically surrounded by everything from newspapers and magazines to toys and cookies, will sooner or...

The main Easter meal which happens on Easter Sunday is traditionally associated with roasting lamb on a spit, and this soup was created using the leftover parts of the animal so that nothing went to waste. Magiritsa is a traditional...

Koulouria, also known as koulourakia, is a Greek top pastry for Easter season, as they are both suitable for people who fast, as well as delicious and simple to make. The root of the word koulouria roughly translates to...

Greece's traditional 'boiled' coffee - known in the country as Greek coffee - remains a firm favorite within the country of avid coffee drinkers and continues to hold its own against 'newcomers' like espresso or cappuccino, the head of...

There are some Greek cuisine recipes that are strongly associated with summertime as they are quick, light and easy to make. These dishes are ideal for a meal in the yard, with view of the sea, accompanied with ouzo. Stuffed Tomatoes...