Bar is full of olive trees – at around 100,000 there are twice as many of them as there are people. They grow wild in every ...

Dr Nikos Linardakis brings Laskarina Bouboulina to life in his debut novel, unravelling the triumphs, betrayals, and legacy of Greece's fearless naval commander ...

The Balkans have always felt like one of Europe’s best-kept secrets. A region where history, culture, and breathtaking ...

On March 21, 1821 the Greek rebels started the siege of Kalavryta, making it the first Greek town that was liberated from the ...

Construction work near one of Greece's most notorious prisons in Thessaloniki has unearthed the remains of dozens of people ...

So far, 33 skeletons have been found near a notorious prison, officials said. The grisly find included the discovery of ...

Whether you’re in the mood for a soothing thermal bath, a wildlife adventure, or a step back in time, these six unmissable ...

Did you know that Dracula was real? Even more amazing, his tomb was never found despite his death hundreds of years ago.

Prologue An Orphic hymn says that Kypris, Aphrodite of Cyprus, was the “scheming mother of necessity.” She controlled and ...

Two mass graves containing the remains of executed individuals from the Greek Civil War have been discovered in Thessaloniki.

The latest major find at the site: details of a hilltop fortress once protected by three concentric walls. There’s also a mysterious death, with the skeletal remains of a former soldier found ...