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Athens, the Copenhagen of the South – not
The questions roll in unaided after Athens ranked 88th among 173 cities on the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index for 2026.
Athena vs. Poseidon: The Battle That Gave Athens Its Name
The story of how Athens, one of the oldest cities in the world, attained its current name is a foundational Greek myth. Unbeknown to many, the city actually had several names throu...
New Athens cultural fest
Athens is inaugurating a new cultural institution, the “Festival of Olympia,” running June 21 to July 25 in the Zappeion Gardens in the heart of the Greek capital.
Plato’s Academy: An Athenian monument neglected
Soccer slogans spray-painted on ancient marble slabs, makeshift chicken coops and a rudimentary “museum” housed in a shipping container with broken windows are the sights that gree...
Athens Irish Festival | Athens | June 12-14
Bigger, greener and merrier, the Athens Irish Festival returns for a fifth year, with three days of live traditional music by Irish and local artists, dance and language workshops,...
A Stunning Colorized Tour of Athens in 1961
Step back into mid-summer Athens in 1961, beautifully captured in color footage released from the legendary British Pathé archives on YouTube. This vintage travelogue offers a rare...
Athens is 6th most expensive city in Europe for housing
Athens is 6th most expensive city in Europe for housing
Athens’ Line beats Sips to become Best Bar in Europe
The inaugural Europe’s 50 Best Bars list has been revealed, with Athens toppling Barcelona as the region’s top cocktail city The post Athens’ Line beats Sips to become Best Bar in...
What an Athens luxury concierge does – and why the city rewards it
Athens is not a city that reveals itself quickly. Mykonos does. You arrive, the light hits you, the sea... The post What an Athens luxury concierge does – and why the city rewards...
Athens Needs Jerusalem—and America Needs Both
Bruce Abramson, Providence Western Civilization is reeling. The fusion of Judaean ethics (Jerusalem) and Greco-Roman governance (Athens) that sprang to life in Christianity is un...
The Insider’s Guide to Athens, Beyond the Greek Island Stopover
The city most travelers once rushed through now makes a better case for lingering, with serious hotels, ambitious kitchens, late-night bars and enough energy to make the islands fe...
Final 4 fever grips Athens
Athens is hosting the Euroleague basketball final four this weekend at the Telekom Center in Maroussi, with competition running from Friday through Sunday.
Greece gifts Olympia artifacts to Australia for the 2032 Games
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896. In the 130 years since, the Olympic and Paralympic Games have become the world’s largest secular event.
Athens Defense Conference 2026
Delphi Economic Forum, in partnership with ELIAMEP, will host Athens Defense Conference 2026 on June 29 and 30.
A Tour of Athens’ Acropolis, Explained with 3D Reconstructions
Since it was first built as a Mycenaean fortress in the thirteenth century BC, what we now know as the Acropolis has been used to worship not just Greek gods, but also, in later pe...
The Secrets of the Ancient Neighborhood Beneath the Acropolis
The ancient neighborhood beneath the Acropolis Musum reveals life in ancient Athens long before the Parthenon and the sculptures on the Acropolis
First modern Olympics site gets first major upgrade
The Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the marble venue that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, is undergoing its first comprehensive renovation.
Plato’s Academy, lost in neglect
Plato’s Academy, the birthplace of ideas that helped shape Western civilization, stands today as a monument to neglect rather than learning.
Shiraz | Athens | July 1-2
“Shiraz” by Armin Hokmi makes its Greece debut at Pireos 260 under the Athens Epidaurus Festival’s “Voices of Iran” strand.
Global beats lift the mood at Athens park
As summer settles into Athens, dozens of DJs are working the decks at the capital’s Pedion tou Areos Park through June 28, in a free-admission festival.
Lemon grove planted in central Athens
A grove of 50 young lemon trees has been planted in the capital's central district of Koukaki to mark Friday's United Nations-designated World Environment Day, the City of Athens s...
How Nashville Became Home to a Full-Scale Replica of the Parthenon
Asked to identify “the Athens of the South,” many Americans might well point to Athens, Georgia, especially if they happen to be fans of REM, the B‑52s, or Of Montreal. In fact, th...
Athens arrests over €420,000-worth of drugs
Two men have been arrested in Athens for dealing in drugs with a total street value of €420,000 and possession of a handgun and a machete, police said Wednesday
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