It's that time of year again - my annual strategy for making an unbreakable New Year's resolution. Just resolve - right now - to "learn a little Greek" as ... Read More

While it seems like everyone else debates the future of Greece's flagship airline, Olympic Airlines itself continues on and has launched a web-based fare sale that contains some great ... Read More

Wondering what conditions are like in Athens at the moment? Reader Bob B. is in Athens right now, and reports he's strolling around Athens on Christmas day enjoying a sunny ... Read More

In an effort to restore an element of holiday cheer to the heart of Athens, the City of Athens has engaged street performers to cheer up Patission Square, Ermou Street, ... Read More

On this day in Greece in 1978, the current design of the Greek flag was officially adopted, though similar flags had waved over Greece since its initial design in ... Read More

New York Life, an insurance company who provided policies to many Greeks living under the Ottoman Empire, believes it may have some unpaid policies. It has launched a voluntary effort ... Read More

After a couple of days of relative calm, Athens saw the return of tear gas in the streets Thursday as protesters successfully rallied their supporters in Athens. While the international ... Read More

The vision of Greece in Mamma Mia! may be very different from what's in the news right now - which may be a good enough reason to make a virtual ... Read More

While some are saying that the weekend in Athens and elsewhere in Greece was a bit quieter than expected, students and other protesters plan another major rally for Monday ... Read More

While many were hoping for a weekend off from the clashes between police and protesters, the unrest continued in Athens on Saturday. Police were allegedly running out of tear gas, ... Read More

The former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, has died of cancer in a hospital in Nicosia on the island of Cyprus. Tassos Papadopoulos' Biography More from the ... Read More

Vigorous rioting has resumed in Greece after a mid-day protest rally stimulated new conflicts between protesters and police. Tourists found themselves once again advised to stay in their hotel rooms ... Read More

In 1821, at the village of New Epidauros, the Greek Constitution was formed by the First National Assembly of Greeks. The modern Greek flag was also designed at this time. More ... Read More

Tourists, Greeks, and the Greek government are all breathing a sigh of relief as the protests throughout Greece seemed to be calming down. During the day on Thursday, there were ... Read More

The Greek national strikes Wednesday failed to draw out as many supporters as union organizers expected. The rioting, which many had feared would be especially vehement with rioters bolstered by ... Read More

Wednesday is likely to be memorable in Greece - hopefully not for tragic reasons - as a major strike brings most of the country to a halt while a protest ... Read More

Have a trip to Greece coming up? If you're like most travelers, you may be honestly wondering if it is safe to travel to Greece right now. Find out what ... Read More

Rioting has continued in Athens with the area around Syntagma Square being particularly hard hit as stores were vandalized and in some cases, set on fire. The holiday Christmas tree, just ... Read More

Due to the ongoing unrest, the City of Athens has cancelled all city-sponsored holiday events until further notice. Similar suspensions may affect other towns and cities in Greece as well. ANA: ... Read More

Protesters briefly occupy the Greek embassy in Berlin. Photo: Matthias Kern, Getty Images The vigorous civil unrest in Greece, which was instigated by the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy ... Read More

After a young man was shot and killed by Greek police in Athens after allegedly attacking a police car, rioters took to the streets again last night as violence spread ... Read More

December 6th is the feast day of Agios Nikolaos - the patron of seafarers and a popular seaside saint. But Nikolaos has a very interesting history - and once again, ... Read More

The City of Athens has just released the Christmas in Athens schedule, offering many free cultural offerings this year throughout the city. Highlights include parties at Technopolis in Gazi on ... Read More

Aris Spiliotopoulos, the Minister of Tourism for Greece, is optimistic that Greece will be immune to the anticipated downturn in world tourism. He's smiling over an 80 million Euro tourism ... Read More

While I like to cover as much as possible directly, the monastic Republic of Mount Athos in Northern Greece is permanently off limits to me as a woman. So it ... Read More

On December 2nd, 1885, Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis was born in Heraklion, Crete. Some sources give February 18th as his birthdate, and still others suggest he was born in 1883 ... Read More