The footpaths that link the isolated mountain settlements of Zagori offer some of the most spectacular hiking in the whole of ...

One of the best ways to explore mainland Greece is under your own steam, through the myriad activities on offer here. There ...

Fall from these structures, as monks often did during their perilous, devotion-proving construction, and you’d have many ...

For two millennia, UNESCO City of Gastronomy Thessaloniki has been celebrated for its food culture, with flavours imported ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Those of the great gods on the Greek island of Samothrace took place at night, with flickering torch fire pointing ...

National Geographic just revealed an in-depth guide to 31 Greek islands to check out this year and Santorini didn't crack the top 15. 2025 is the year to tap into your sense of wanderlust and ...

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for ... This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian ...

A Greek island holiday will feature on many travellers’ wish lists, but families may find themselves bewildered by choice — there are more than 6,000 of them, with 227 being inhabited.

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

Hey Parents! If you have a mythology aficionado in the house or want your kids to discover Greek mythology, check out Nat Geo Kids Greeking Out! It’s a podcast for the whole family that retells ...