The Academy of Athens is lauded around the world as a marvelous example of neoclassical architecture, representing Greece's ...

Watching an American icon like Indiana Jones battle Nazis in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” it’s hard to believe that it was ...

Athens isn’t on the tourist map in the same way the Greek islands are. The Acropolis, and its crown jewel, the Pantheon, naturally attracts huge numbers every year (2.7 million in 2017), and yet ...

From these discussions, students also gleaned an understanding of the role Greece’s crisis has played in the city’s cultural scene, and the complex implications it has had on society. “Learning about ...

Cats in Athens and Greece Cats have become an integral part of the city’s landscape. They are home on the busy streets, along the music-filled squares, and in the ancient agoras in Athens .

Let’s remember the context. Greece waited 108 years for the modern Olympic Games to return to our country, where the Olympics were invented in 776 BC, and to Athens, where they were revived in 1896.

To tourists, it’s the ancient theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends have performed. And for locals, it’s the touchstone of their ...

ATHENS, Greece -- Tourists at the Acropolis this holiday season can witness the resolution of one of the world's most heated debates on cultural heritage. Skip to content Open sections menu Sections.