The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

Herodes Atticus' projects shaped 2nd-century Greece, blending rhetoric, philanthropy and architecture in a legacy of lasting ...

The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for ... than the adjacent Acropolis. Just be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes or allot extra time for moving around if you use ...

Diogenes Lantern in Plaka, Athens Strolling through Plaka in Athens is a memorable experience. Our friends, Doris ...

Greece is home to some of the world's most iconic historic sites - and officials are keen to protect them, so introduced a ...

Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was discovered in a trash dump in Rennes, France. That same year, ancient bronze ...

A 32-year-old Greek national found the statue on Jan. 18 in a black bag near the trash bins. The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for ...

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon ...

One might think that every piece of ancient Greek statuary is on display in a ... a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright near the Acropolis. And a few weeks ago, the city of Thessaloniki ...

Holidaymakers from Britain heading to Greece have been cautioned that they could face fines for wearing the "wrong shoes".

In August, construction workers installing underground water pipelines in a town north of Athens uncovered an ancient ... Athens’s Acropolis is being excavated outside Aigio, a Greek town ...