While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

Curious what the best Greek islands to visit are? There’s a lot of them—there are 227 inhabited isles across the Ionian and Aegean seas, and many boast the classic laid-back Grecian charm of ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a millennium-old monastery carved ...

By Martin ClarkSome people think of mosaic making as a craft but really good mosaicists can introduce perspective, depth of field, movement and ‘life’ into mosaic.Of course, in Cyprus, that’s been ...

Thassos is the northernmost Greek island, and according to ancient myths, it took its name after Thassus, one of the four sons of Agenor, who had the responsibility along with his brothers to search ...

Many make the short but treacherous boat journey from the Turkish coast to nearby Greek islands like Samos, often in small, unseaworthy inflatable dinghies. Last week, at least seven people ...

Lifejackets lie at Petra port, after the capsizing of a boat carrying migrants, off the coast on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Panagiotis ...

Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the flightless birds, but no people. One widely ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard said Friday that a search and rescue operation off an eastern island near the Turkish coast had still not found any trace of a child reported missing ...

The eight-page chart circulated by the White House of countries subjected to President Donald Trump‘s “Liberation Day” tariffs included tiny overseas territories ruled by larger nations and ...

Severe storms battered islands in Greece for a second day Tuesday, with Crete experiencing the heaviest rainfall. Authorities on Paros and Mykonos, meanwhile, worked to clear overturned cars and ...

ATHENS, April 3 (Reuters) - At least seven migrants died, including one boy, one girl and two women, when their boat sank on Thursday off the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's coastguard said.