Athens

Two Greek cities have made it onto a list of the most-affordable destinations for romantic trips -- coming in handy as St. Valentine's Day gets closer. According to a survey by the travel website Hoppa, Chania on the island of Crete...

Greek authorities have shut down a nursing home in the Agia Paraskevi suburb of northern Athens due to unacceptable living conditions. Fourteen elderly people were moved to other facilities after the Ministry of Heath, the prefecture of Attica and healthcare...

Hundreds of thousands are expected to descend into Athens on Sunday to take part in a rally against the use of the Macedonia name by FYROM. Organizers expect a crowd that will surpass any other gathering held in the Greek...

Citizens’ Protection Minister Nikos Toskas said all measures will be taken to safeguard the rally against the use of Macedonia by FYROM scheduled to take place in Athens on Sunday. Speaking to Greek TV, Toskas added that the organizers of...

Greek police are investigating the site of a furniture showroom in northern Athens which was extensively damaged by an explosion in the early hours of Thursday. According to reports, the blast occurred at around 4 a.m. local time  (0200GMT) on...

Organizers of the 'Macedonia is Greece' rally to take place in Athens on Sunday have appealed for a strong turnout despite threats of disruption by leftist groups. Michalis Patsikas, a member of the organizing committee, called on people to go...

  "If you are submerged in normal life, then your view will be normal. So we have to keep separate from normal life in order to be able to say something that is not known. People come to art for...

  People who have been forced to leave their countries and make a new life in Greece are the focus of a new art project running in Athens. Face Forward …into my home is at the EMST Temporary Exhibition Space in the...

Greek tourism will be in the spotlight again as Athens gets ready to host a major three-day international gathering of travel agents. The ASTA Destination EXPO 2018 -- the international conference of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) --...

Greek seismologists say the magnitude 4.2 earthquake that rattled Athens on Monday evening was probably the main quake, adding there is no reason for alarm. The tremor had its epicenter just 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of the Greek capital,...