A large wildfire has broken out south of the Greek capital, with authorities sending push alerts to mobile phones urging ...

Map of Athens area, showing travelers where the best hotels and attractions are ... For more details about security concerns in Greece, visit the U.S. State Department's website. Explore More of ...

Greece’s wildfires have devoured a third of the total forest land in the northeast of Athens, a European Union satellite mapping agency said. An area of more than 104 sq. kilometers (40 sq ...

ATHENS, Greece — For visitors to Athens, the ancient Odeon of Herod Atticus is the must-see theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends have ...

Greece wildfires: Towns evacuated as blaze threatens area around Athens. Rich Booth. ... With travel booming to Greece, authorities predict Athens will welcome a record 10 million visitors this year.

The home is surrounded by manicured gardens. U.S. Embassy Athens/YouTube. The US Ambassador to Greece is George J. Tsunis, a Greek-American lawyer and businessman who assumed the role on May 10, 2022.

Forensics officers investigate the area of a bomb blast outside the Hellenic Train offices, in Athens, Greece, on April 11, 2025. ... in Athens, Greece, on April 11, 2025.

According to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) and Greenpeace, 42,900 hectares (106,0000 acres) of land were burned by wildfires in Greece in 2023.

In Athens, a cinema keeps the tradition of hand-painted film posters alive. ... Axioti remains Greece's last movie poster painter to have kept this endangered art alive on a global scale.

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

An insider's guide to where to stay in Athens as chosen by our resident expert, including the best hotels in the Historic Centre, Kolonaki and the Athens Riviera. Jump to content UK News Website ...