When you think about Italy and ruins, your mind's eye automatically brings up scenes of the Roman Forum and the Colosseum.

Two historic bastions at Greece's Patra Castle dating back to the 15th century opened to the public after their restoration.

The story of the ring known as the "Ring of King Minos" sounds like a tale made in Hollywood, a mix of history, mythology and ...

Another series of unmarked graves containing 14 individuals who were executed during Greece's civil war have been uncovered ...

Greek fire was the mysterious weapon used by the Byzantines to destroy enemies and prospective invaders, keeping the Empire strong.

Siesta time, during which Greeks take a nap to escape the heat, is a sacred tradition of the Greeks, spanning back many ...

Rizitika songs are the oldest type of music in Crete, originating from the western part of the Greek island, but now heard ...

Whether our Western political systems are true democracies or republics can be answered by examining ancient Greek philosophy ...

Evia island is one of the most beautiful in Greece, yet it is not advertised like its more glamorous siblings in the Aegean ...

Ancient Greek mercenaries were a ubiquitous force on the battlefields of the ancient Mediterranean where they fought for ...

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted the Greek Orthodox enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, with no injuries or damages ...

Greece has about 6000 islands, 230 of which are inhabited. Here is a map explaining all of the Greek island groups.