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

Construction near Thessaloniki’s Eptapyrgio prison has uncovered 33 skeletons of individuals executed during Greece’s Civil ...

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

That Greece has officially abolished the monarchy in 1974 is a fact that some Greeks still cannot digest half a century later ...

Out with Santorini, Mykonos and the Acropolis – in with these new Aegean gems for the ultimate Greece holiday - These Greek ...

Greek rebels led by Mavrovouniotis landed in Beirut, 1826, to free Syria from Ottomans but failed. Local resistance and ...

The struggle of the enslaved Greeks against their ruthless rulers, the Ottoman Turks, officially started on the 25th of March 1821 ...

Greece is famous worldwide for its islands and crystal blue beaches. Of course, there is much more than that, as the country contains many surprises for visitors open to discover them. The north, the ...

Although that date was later designated as the day of revolt and the beginning of the War of Independence, revolutionary acts took place in several areas across the Peloponnese as early as March 17th ...

From the gastronomic specialties of Sifnos to the enigmatic ruins of the Dodecanese, each Greek island has its own distinct ...

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

Explore the inspiring story of Greece’s 1821 War of Independence, highlighting heroes like Ypsilantis and Byron ...