The summer travel rush peaked Saturday as thousands of passengers left Athens for the Greek islands, with heavy traffic reported at the capital’s three main ports and ferry occupancy rates reaching 100% on some routes.
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is driving a surge in travel demand for Greek destinations, according to booking data, underscoring the growing influence of film-driven travel.
Turkey on Saturday said Greece’s new Special Spatial Planning Framework for Tourism has no legal effect on Turkey, accusing Athens of using environmental protection for political purposes.
A body in an advanced state of decomposition was found Saturday afternoon in a cave on Lycabettus Hill in central Athens, authorities said.
Inflation has slowed down for a second month in a row, mainly thanks to the easing in price rises for certain categories of foodstuffs.
In recent weeks, there has been some diplomatic activity around the Cyprus issue. But any expectations that were initially cultivated were subsequently denied at the press conference of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Their chestnut honey, harvested from the chestnut forests of Mt Athos, came first in Gastronomos magazine’s tastings and won the Honey Production Award.
A nutrition expert explains why extra virgin olive oil deserves a place in your daily diet – and why it’s ideal for both cooking and frying.
Aris Sklavenitis selects 10 wines from Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Lefkada, pairing each with dishes that bring out their best qualities.
My mind keeps tumbling back, bringing tears to my eyes, to his eyes, laughing like happy babies, every time he opened the Styrofoam cooler box Captain Antonis would send from Poros.
Greece has finalized a new Special Spatial Planning Framework for Tourism, introducing stricter rules for development in saturated destinations while offering incentives for investment in less-developed areas.
Greece’s “growth dividend” does not seem to cover the burden on the cost of living even for 2027, which means that hundreds of thousands of citizens risk seeing a percentage increase in their net income that is lower than that of inflation.
A difficult week for Greek clubs in European competition continued Thursday as PAOK lost 1-0 at home to Belgium's Anderlecht in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League third qualifying round tie.
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (364 Syngrou) revives its “Park Your Cinema” series, turning the Great Lawn into an open-air movie theater beneath the summer sky.
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