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From floating shrines and striking synagogues to golden monuments and sprawling sacrificial sites, these are the most ...
Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city all make Athens one of the most incredible cities in Europe. The capital of Greece is a ...
In a historic agreement, 76 Greek Jewish artifacts will return to the Jewish Museum of Greece from Poland’s Jewish Historical ...
they’re the descendants of the horses depicted in the Parthenon Marbles. With only around 200 left, they’re one of the rarest breeds in the world. (What to do in Skyros, Greece's craft heartland.) ...
Flash flooding caused significant damage on the Greece's Paros island. Heavy rain on the Greek island of Paros saw cars and debris swept through the streets. This is the gravest crisis for Western ...
There are the most atmospheric, where cinephiles sip housemade cherry liqueur under the stars of an Athens night, overlooking ...
South Metope IV of the Parthenon is one of many sculptures from the Parthenon in Greece that have been scattered across the ...
In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...
This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. From ancient mythology to wine and olives, there's a lot to love about Greece. There's something magical about the contrast ...
"We must look at and research the Hellenistic world," states archaeologist and director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia, Angeliki Kottaridi, in an interview marking the 20th anniversary of ...
While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central ... the 5th century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.
The proposal to create high-quality replicas could serve as a compromise, allowing the British Museum to retain a display while returning the originals to Athens.