Diogenes Lantern in Plaka, Athens Strolling through Plaka in Athens is a memorable experience. Our friends, Doris ...

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Greece has elected Constantine Tassoulas, a prominent advocate for the return of the Parthenon sculptures, as its new ...

A lawyer by trade, Tassoulas is also a member of the governing center-right New Democracy party and served as culture ...

Holly D. Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district just below the ancient site itself – houses various archaeological findings ...

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Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

Yes, even the Acropolis. Drink in the Parthenon ... or catch everything from classical concerts to ancient Greek drama at the briliant Athens and Epidaurus Festival. Between November and February ...