The leading Greek filmmaker and director, Yorgos Lanthimos, has been denied permission to shoot some scenes for his ...

The sun dips low over the rugged cliffs of Meteora, casting golden hues across monasteries perched impossibly atop stone ...

I went to Athens, Greece, for the first time since I was little. Most of the trip was dreamy, but some experiences and ...

The Acropolis Museum, which also houses the Parthenon Marbles, has been one of the most visited museums across the globe for ...

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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 ...

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The Archeological Museum of Sparta is located in the modern city ... short tunics with slits so they could do athletics too. Unlike Athens, ancient Sparta’s Acropolis is free and uncrowded, set among ...

For decades, Greek authorities have been arguing for the permanent return of the so-called Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. These include about half of the surviving fragments of ...

While Athens isn’t overpriced, it certainly has its fair share of tourist traps; in Thessaloniki, however, you’d struggle to find a bad meal. While the Acropolis (the hill on which the ...

taken from the Acropolis in Athens in the 19th century and now in the British Museum. The government — citing their cultural importance and illegal removal — says it is making slow progress in ...