From the gastronomic specialties of Sifnos to the enigmatic ruins of the Dodecanese, each Greek island has its own distinct character. Here are the best Greek islands to visit.

Island hopping in Greece — where to start ... as we approached the buzzing, more traditional town of Aegina. It’s renowned for its pistachios which are sold in every form imaginable ...

Aegina has many other feathers in its cap: pretty Aegina Town, the first capital of Greece, where the scent of roasting pistachios fills the air. A remnant of this can be explored at the ...

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Aegina town, the capital of the island ... Photo by AeginaIsland.com Saint Nectarios is one of the most well-known and loved saints in Greece’s modern history. St. Nectarios passed away in 1920, and ...

Credit: Zde / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Xuan Che / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons The gold and silver mines of North Greece and Lavrio produced the metals ... proved to be identical to the Lavrio lead ore. Near ...

The Greece police officer who was the apparent target of surveillance by the town has been suspended without pay for allegedly continuing a second job while collecting worker's compensation.

A Greece police officer has been suspended without pay for allegedly continuing a second job while collecting worker's compensation. The town has contacted contractors to determine if they engaged ...

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This small town, situated on an island between two lagoons in western Greece, may just tick all the boxes. In fact, for many locals, this town is their own, smaller version of Venice. The old part ...