Ancient Curse Tablets Found in Athens Reveal Dark Side of Classical Greece
Part of a curse tablet against Pytheas, ordered by his opponent in an Athenian court. Photo credit: Dr. Jutta Stroszeck – German Archaeologi...
The Electric Car Produced in Greece Decades Before Elon Musk’s Tesla
An advertising poster of the electric car Enfield 8000, shot at Greece ’s Syros Island. Credit: Skartsis , CC BY-SA 3.0 /Wikipedia An ele...
The Pyramid-Like Peak of Mount Taygetus in Greece
The snow-covered peak of Mount Taygetus resembles a pyramid. Credit: Video screenshot/Up Drones The pyramid-like peak of Mount Taygetus (or...
$115 Million in Ancient Artifacts Seized in Major Bulgaria-Greece Heritage Raid
Recovered gold coins and artifacts seized by Bulgarian authorities. Credit: Europol Authorities in Bulgaria have seized ancient artifacts ...
Discovering Samarina: Greece’s Highest and Most Picturesque Village
The village of Samarina, Greece in front of Mt. Smolikas. The village is known for its beautiful landscape and traditional country lifestyl...
Greek Superstitions: Weird Things People in Greece Believe
Among Greek superstitions, the Evil Eye is a very common one. Credit: Dramagirl / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 There are so many quirky and even downrig...
Greece Marks the Athens Polytechnic Uprising Against the Junta
The Athens Polytechnic uprising. Credit: Public Domain The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred on November 17, 1973, as a massive student ...
The Hidden Life of a Greek Village Where Love Triangles Were the Norm
In Greece , in the sinful village of Chora of Gortynia in Arcadia, there was a time when adultery was permitted. Credit: Arkas / Wikimedia C...
The Most Stunning Old-World Villages in Greece
Monemvasia, an centuries-old village in Greece that is one of the most historic of them all. Credit: Yiannis Chatzitheodorou / CC BY-NC-SA ...
Hidden Treasures, a Vanished Monastery, and a Mysterious Explosion Shroud Greece’s Kalogeroi Islands
Colored engraving showing Kalogeros island, where pirates were hiding their loot, from Olfert Dapper (1688). Credit: Wikimedia Commons Publi...
Athens Hosts 42nd Authentic Marathon with Over 70,000 Runners
Tens of thousands of people started the long journey from Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium. Credit: Orestes Panagiotou, AMNA Athens is c...
Greece’s First Christmas Tree Lit as Holiday Season Looms
The village of Taxiarchis in Halkidiki, Northern Greece , proudly upholds its tradition of lighting Greece’s first Christmas tree each year,...
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