While you’ve probably never heard of Kavala – known as the ‘Blue ... of Greece have seen extreme heat, including Athens where certain tourist areas have been closed including Acropolis.

The Acropolis is consistently inundated with tourists, with as many as 23,000 visitors clogging up the complex on some days. Greece’s culture minister Lina Mendoni has said the new measures are ...

Not so the Acropolis. On the long-ago bright September day when I landed for the first time in Greece aboard the S.S. Olympia, I took a taxi from Piraeus to Athens. Approaching the city from the ...

Pelinna, located east of the modern city of Trikala, gained particular prominence in the fourth century BCE. Credit: Ministry of Culture Greece’s Ministry of Culture is proceeding with the restoration ...

the Parthenon of Acropolis, was converted to a Christian church for almost a millennium from 500 AD to 1450. Originally built in 432 BC to honor Athena Parthenos, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, ...

As the first proxy war between the superpowers, the Greek Civil War became the first hot zone of the Cold War.InRed Acropolis, Black Terror, historian Andre Gerolymatos recounts the full history of ...

As we descended the hill, we entered the Acropolis Museum ... boat to tour the Blue Caves then journey to Shipwreck Beach for a swim. You'll make additional stops at Greek villages and an olive ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...