With bookings at very high levels, the long weekend ending on Clean Monday, which begins the Orthodo...
The Carnival festivities in the historical center of Athens, in the "Quarter of the Gods" begin toda...
Road safety measures will be implemented by the Hellenic Police in anticipation of the Greek pre-Len...
The municipality of Athens released the schedule for the Greek pre-Lent carnival (Apokries) events o...
Widespread strikes in Greece halted trains, ferries and much of the capital’s public transport on We...
Public transport staff unions stage a a 24-hour walkout on Wednesday to coincide with a strike by th...
Athens taxi drivers are set to stage a strike spanning February 27th to 28th, following a decision m...
Thousands of farmers from across Greece descended on Athens' central square on Tuesday, parking trac...
The Hellenic police announced on Monday the traffic restrictions to be implemented when farmers will...
The farmers of Greece are feverishly preparing for the descent to the center of Athens on Tuesday (2...
The City of Athens, with its unique blend of ancient history and vibrant modern life, offers countle...
Student associations are continuing their protests against a government bill allowing the establishm...
More than 1,500 protesters gathered in central Athens on Sunday to oppose legislation that would leg...
Sophia, the globally renowned humanoid AI robot, recently toured Athens and was captured in a photog...
More than 15,000 protesters gathered in central Athens Thursday to oppose plans by Greece’s conserva...
Hellenic authorities recently announced today that they will gradually close off streets around Synt...
Temporary traffic regulations due to the execution of works in the context of the construction of me...
Thousands of Greek students rallied in Athens and other cities on Thursday to protest against planne...
A three-day festive event called 'Break the Pomegranate', organized by the City of Athens, will be h...
The Christmas scenery has already begun to flood Athens and, with it, the Christmas Villages that wi...
The proposed opening hours of commercial stores for the festive period of Christmas 2023 of the Athe...
Special traffic measures have been imposed in downtown Athens on Wednesday due to rallies and marche...
With a glittering celebration, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is transforme...
Road Mass Transport is moving faster on the capital's central roads, after the recent implementation...
More than 25,000 people marched through central Athens on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of a p...
The U.S. Mission in Greece alerts U.S. citizens to planned demonstrations on Friday November 17, 202...
The National Technical University of Athens opened its doors to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ...
An exercise called Hephaestus 2023 for evacuation of a building due to earthquake or fire for people...
Athens Book Space, an initiative by the capital’s municipal authority to promote reading, has been i...
Thousands of Greek public sector workers, including teachers, doctors and transport staff, marched i...
Public sector employees have announced a 24-hour General Strike throughout Greece for September 21, ...
2 new parks will help shield Athens from the risks of the climate crisis, according to Athens Mayor ...
The upgrade of urban transport in Athens and Thessaloniki with the acquisition of 250 electricity-po...
Archaelogical sites, museums and other monuments throughout the country will be open on the first ni...
4 public parks or groves in Athens run by the Attica Region have shut down on Wednesday and will rem...
The much-touted redevelopment of Panepistimiou Avenue as part of the Grand Walk, a series of pedestr...
The archaeological site of the Acropolis will suspend its operation from 12.00 to 17.00 on Friday du...
The Beach of Vouliagmenis will extend its hours of operation past midnight from Thursday through Sun...
A long heatwave is expected to affect Greece in the following days, according to Athens National Obs...
Beginning Wednesday, June 28th, the roof of the City Hall, in the heart of Athens, will be filled wi...
Bigger, greener and merrier, the Athens Irish Festival returns for a second year with 3 days of live...
Athens was ranked 8th in the world ranking for conference tourism for 2022, according to the Interna...
2 separate protests were held in central Athens on Thursday evening protesting about the causes of t...
If you're a food lover visiting Athens, you'll be happy to know that Dionysos Zonars is a culinary h...
The Athens Jazz, Greece's best-known jazz festival, is back at Technopolis City of Athens, from May ...
Israeli musician and composer Kutiman is bringing his full band to the stage of the French Institute...
A bench that absorbs carbon emissions through a special paint, charges electronic devices, provides ...
The Premiere Nights Athens International Film Festival joins the movement to save the historic Ideal...
The Athens City Festival returns after last year's success where more than 50.000 Athenians and visi...
May 1st is the bank holiday of Labor Day but also known locally as May Day - the Hellenic summer sol...
A transportation strike has been announced for the May 1st Labor Day holiday in Greece. Public and ...
Pets will soon be allowed into more than 120 archaeological sites across Greece, the country’s Cultu...
What does the future of music sound like? Borderline returns to the city's heart for the twelfth con...
The Municipality of Athens and 'Synathina' organize a celebration of offer, solidarity and cooperati...
There will be changes in the frequency of public transport services in the Greek capital during the ...
With a simple scan of their Digital Disability Card, disabled people can now have immediate and free...
The palm trees that lined central Panepistimiou Street from the turning to Voukourestiou Streets unt...
Astor and Ideal: The cinematographic world and institutional factors are calling for the use of thes...
The Athenian version of Open House, an event that first started in London in 1992 to promote appreci...
An international art exhibition of augmented reality (AR) is waiting for the Athenians to discover i...
There will be changes in the Athens metro and Tram services on Saturday due to the parades for the c...
The annual 'Walk Against Discrimination (WAD) 2023' will be held at Syntagma Square in central Athen...
The new children’s playground installed by the Onassis Foundation in Metaxourgio –donated to the Cit...
Clashes broke out in Athens Thursday during a general strike in Greece that was called in response t...
Public and private sector employees have announced a 24-hour Panhellenic General Strike throughout G...
State-employed archaeologists in Greece launched strike action Tuesday to protest an assault on an a...
Thousands of people protested on Sunday against safety deficiencies in Greece’s railway network near...
Feminist organizations rallied at Syntagma Square on Wednesday evening in observance of Internationa...
Hellenic police have proceeded with traffic regulations in the center of Athens....
Employees at the country’s biggest social security fund, EFKA, will be walking off the job on Tuesda...
Train workers' unions in Athens Urban Rail Transport (STASY) on Saturday announced a strike that wil...
Zappeion Mansion in Athens hosted children's entertainment events on Sunday, the February 19th for ...
The Danish Institute in Athens (diathens.gr) continues its showcase of the country’s cinema scene th...
The weather is expected to be clear on Thursday (16/2), with the mercury showing a slight increase, ...
The new plans for the National Archaeological Museum of Athens will create a landmark for the capita...
Workers on metro line 1, the overground electric railway from Piraeus to Kifissia, have announced a ...
Celebrate Valentine's Day in the most exciting city of Greece - Athens! February 14 is marked in the...
Onassis Dance Days established dance festival is turning ten this year and coming anew. ODD embraces...
The City of Athens’ Serafeio Community Center is hosting the first-ever Black and White Athens Photo...
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s (www.snfcc.org) Jazz Chronicles series continues o...
Maria Iliou’s new documentary, being screened at the Benaki Museum, examines life in the Greek capit...
Performing artists and art students ‒ some banging drums, playing trumpets and dressed in clown outf...
Ships will stay docked in Greece from 06:01 am on Wednesday, February 8, through 06:00 am on Friday,...
The City of Athens will be taking over the presidency of the B40 Balkan Cities Network, as of Monday...
Athens and Piraeus metropolitan areas will see great urban and tourist reconstruction in new or refu...
Traffic restrictions will be put in place between 06:00 and 14:00 today, on Monday around the Athens...
The city of Athens (Municipality) began distributing backpacks filled with basic essentials for deal...
The winning entry for the New National Archaeological Museum is by the architectural offices of Davi...
The Winter Sales period in Greece begins today, on Monday, January 9 and will continue until Februar...
Locally produced food delicacies from the northern section of the island of Evia will be on show at ...
The tender to extend the Athens metro Line 2 (red line) to Ilion, a suburb in the western section of...
Numerous, impressive fireworks lit up the Athenian sky above the Acropolis, the Parliament and Synta...
Τhe services in metro lines 1, 2 and 3 and in tram will end at 23:00 today on Saturday 31 December 2...
Athens will ring in 2023 in the heart of the city, Syntagma Square, with a massive audiovisual show ...
The city of Athens will welcome the New Year with live music at Syntagma Square on Saturday night an...
Dozens of buildings in the Athenian historic center, including many of recognized historical and arc...
Athens and Christmas Theater welcomes “Nutcracker” by Kiev City Ballet on Christmas Day, for 3 perf...
Christmas is a time of reflection and is celebrated with family and close friends. In this special y...
With big "hug" for everyone and especially for vulnerable citizens, the Municipality of Athens opens...
Just a few days before the turn of the year, the Big Band of the Municipality of Athens welcomes th...
One of the most famous landmarks in Athens, the historical Omonoia Square, re-enters the Christmas m...
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou attended the formal changing of the guard weekly ceremony a...
The municipal shelter for strays of the Vyronas Municipality of Athens and Adopt a Paw Today are hol...
The Tower of Piraeus was lit up for another year, a few days before Christmas, with the aim of conve...
A breath before Christmas and nothing is better than visiting the Christmas Factory, which returns f...
The Museum of Cycladic Art announces an Archaeological exhibition under the theme of Ancient Theater...
A photography exhibition of 70 historical costumes from 19th century, from daily life and life in ba...
Αthens needs to begin discussion on a new growth model for its tourism: this was the message of the ...
The institution of the European Capital of Culture returns in 2023 to its native country. With cultu...
The illumination of the Ellinikon Experience Park this weekend signaled the start of the park's Chr...
Police detained 21 individuals in clashes held late Tuesday in the Athens district of Exarcheia afte...
During the holiday period, shops throughout the country will remain open on weekdays from 9:00 to 21...
The extension of Line 2 of the Metro to Ilion is underway, a project of particular importance, which...
The building where Maria Callas once lived is being extensively renovated and will house the "Maria ...
The City of Athens will complete its preparations for the Christmas holidays with the lighting of a ...
The new Athens metro Line 4 (Alsos Veikou-Goudi), expected to go into full operation in 2029, will s...
Mediterranean psychedelia, fluorescent carpets, catwalks, concerts, and film screenings by the subve...
For the fifth consecutive year, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is once agai...
The Acropolis Museum strengthens its social and educational role by extending its activities to spec...
The Acropolis of Athens is now accessible to people with visual impairments, with a comprehensive pr...
The U.S. Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and...
The Hellenic Air force Museum at Dekelia air base will be open to the public with free entry on Mond...
Thousands of Greeks marched through central Athens on Thursday to mark the anniversary of a violentl...
The U.S. Mission in Greece is aware of reports of protests planned for November 17th, 2022 in Athens...
Hellenic authorities have announced the schedule of street shutdowns in the Marathon area and centra...
Like many young Greeks trying to live within their means, Christina Pappas had to look for a cheaper...
Ireland-to-Greece transplant Ross Daly – founder of the Labyrinth Musical Workshop on Crete – is com...
Greek workers went on a day-long strike on Wednesday, demanding higher wages to cope with surging in...
Greece’s main airlines announced domestic and international flight cancellations and schedule change...
Public sector and private sector employees announced a 24-hour Panhellenic General Strike for Novemb...
The City of Athens’ exhibition commemorating the 1922-24 Asia Minor Catastrophe at the Technopolis c...
The official inauguration of the Hellenikon Project will be held on Monday, October 16th, Hellenic D...
3 new Athens metro stations in port area of Piraeus, 'Maniatika', 'Piraeus' and 'Municipal Theater, ...
The challenges of climate change and what we can do to mitigate its impact is the key theme of the f...
Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreig...
The architectural competition for the construction of the new, modern Archaeological Museum of Athen...
A permit has been issued for the construction of the Riviera Tower, the tallest building in Greece, ...
In the photograph, we see people walk on the Ermou Street side of Syntagma Square, on Thursday, as a...
The restoration works to the lower side of Syntagma Square in central Athens are almost concluded by...
Traffic regulations due to the execution of works for the construction of line 4 of the Athens metro...
The Temple of Olympian Zeus in the center of Athens is amid ongoing conservation work aimed at prese...
The Onassis Foundation presents the "Wave" mural by Sofia Stevi in Mavili Square. A work about the...
The citizens and visitors of Athens were recently handed over the city's first public Japanese park....
With retailers promising particularly attractive prices on their products, the summer sales have beg...
A large-scale mural of the Municipality of Athens, with an emphasis on city dwellers and painted thi...
A custom sit-ski wheelchair has been donated to a Greek Paralympic athlete by Piraeus Container Term...
An important program, with a very high social footprint, will be implemented by 3 municipalities of ...
Since 2019, the National Research Foundation’s research team, in collaboration with the Culture Ministry, has conducted four research missions on the island, u...
Where the Greeks will have a Clean Monday Starting with the carnival destinations, whi...
Thousands of citizens will have fun with dancing, singing, acrobatics, the traditional me...
Domestic tourists are giving a vote of confidence to several destinations on the mainland, according to FedHATTA President Lysandros Tsilidis, as well as the d...
In particular, delays are observed on Athens Avenue, from the height of Chaidari, as well...
The decision by its new owner, Cypriot businessman Andreas Christodoulides, who bought it...
These are for during the period from March 15 to 18th, aiming at the safe movement of citizens and the prevention of traffic accidents. These measures inclu...
The pre-Lent festivities will begin at 11:30 am on Tsiknopempti (March 7) with music and ...
The train disaster on the night of Feb. 28, 2023 shocked the country. Many of the victims...
Sakkari will play top-ranked Iga Swiatek in Sunday’s final. Swiatek routed Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 to improve to 19-2 this year, with her match wins leading the...
On Tuesday, the European Commission published its plan for managing risks exacerbated by ...
They were crew members of the Barbados-flagged, Greek-operated merchant ship True Confide...
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