Due to extreme fire risk and strong winds, Athens has placed all municipal services on high alert. Lycabettus Hill is closed to the public until further ...

In a rare and deeply spiritual moment, renowned Australian actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson was recently filmed drinking holy water at Mount Athos, the revered monastic peninsula in northern Greece.

A large wildfire has broken out south of Athens, forcing evacuations and road closures near the ancient Temple of Poseidon. The fire erupted Thursday during Greece's first summer heatwave, with ...

The Acropolis and its crowning glory, the Parthenon, are Athens’ unmissable ancient sites. These iconic 2,500-year-old ruins and their crumbling golden pillars are a magical and mythical tribute to ...

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday rocked the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Athens' Institute of Geodynamics said. Mount Athos, an Orthodox spiritual ...

Thessaloniki, Greece (AFP)-A 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday rocked the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics said.

Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian court ...

Simonopetra, or the Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, stands on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Must-see sites include the Acropolis, the Temple of Hephaestus, the Ancient Agora of Athens, and the Panathenaic Stadium (the world’s only marble stadium). The spring and summer seasons see Mount ...

Greece’s capital has an exciting art, culture and food scene, in and out of the centre. Here’s where to find the best Athens hotels in 2025 ...

Athens Flair has six vast suites opulently decked out with period-style furnishings and a delightfully private rooftop terrace with views to Lycabettus’s pine-studded slopes.