Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK ... Outside of Athens, surviving ancient peristyle temples are rare in Greece, but you can find a beautiful one just an hour ...

Twenty-five years ago, National Geographic Explorer Mei Zhang met Tibetan ... (Related: Rediscovering China’s ancient Tea Horse Road, a branch of the famous Silk Road.) Nuodeng, a former Tea ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK ... From my room in the medieval cloisters, I follow them along the ancient passage into the cathedral and take a seat in the ...

Audley Travel offers a seven-day, tailor-made trip to Greece, including three nights ... Published in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK).

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

In celebration of Earth Month, for a limited time get a bonus issue with your National Geographic subscription! From breathtaking photography to in-depth articles, explore nature, science ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. The son of nomadic sheep farmers and a member of Turkey’s ethnic Kurdish minority, Hamdi Ulukaya was the first in his family to go to college ...

Transport ground to a halt in Greece on Wednesday as a general strike called by unions got under way, just weeks after a similar protest descended into chaos. A man waits at the central railway ...

The werewolf myth is not a product of modern fiction, but a story going back more than two millennia to Lycaon, the ancient ...

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There are stunning black sand beaches all over the world, and almost all of them are worth a visit. In this article, we take ...