Stylish European city or sunny Mediterranean beach? No need to choose if you head to Athens because, just 60 minutes from the ancient ruins and modern buzz of the Greek capital is the beautifully ...

Greece reopened the Acropolis in Athens and all open-air archaeological sites in the country to the public on Monday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. "We have never seen so ...

The Dolli Eyes, a monumental sculptural work by Michael McDonough, is installed on the building’s historic façade in the ...

The cradle of Western civilization, boasting a rich history dating back over 3,000 years, Athens is home to iconic landmarks ...

Climbing to the top of the Acropolis of Athens, the birthplace of democracy, has always been a feat for the brave. Never more so, perhaps, than in recent summers when the city has sweated through long ...

July 8 (UPI) --A heat wave in Greece closed the Acropolis in Athens temporarily on Tuesday. Greece's culture ministry closed the monument due to the heatwave conditions as temperatures are expected to ...

In early September, the ALPHA group of travelers on the City Weekly Trip to Greece 2025—our first group of intrepid explorers, along with me—stood next to the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens, ...

The symbol of Western Civilization, the Acropolis' Parthenon was converted to a Christian church for almost a millennium, ...