Thousands of tourists and locals flocked to the Acropolis on Saturday as Greece offered free admission to all state-run archaeological sites and museums in honor of World Heritage Day.

New data for 2025 shows mixed trends in Greece’s cultural sites, with modest changes in visitor numbers but significant increases in revenue, particularly in archaeological locations where earnings more than doubled in some periods.

"Bone" and "Genica" are presented at Manhattan's leading off-off Broadway theater The Tank, with international Greek director Ioli Andreadi returning for the seventh consecutive year to the world's most important theatrical metropolis.

Recorded West End production of Arthur Miller’s classic arrives at Megaron Athens, offering audiences a powerful exploration of guilt, responsibility and family secrets through a globally acclaimed cast and direction.

Perched above the northeastern edge of the drained Copais (Kopaida) Lake basin, Gla has long stood as a testament to Mycenaean engineering and ambition

The time the Oscar-winning director offer another glimpse of the Hollywood mega-production at Las Vegas' CinemaCon

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The digital reconstruction reveals the Palace of Knossos as scholars believe it once stood: a vast, labyrinthine complex of more than 1,000 rooms

The American soul icon will headline the final concert at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens before the famed conservatory shuts its doors for a landmark three-year restoration, making his June 30 performance a once-in-a-generation farewell.

The approval of the museographic preliminary study for the National Archaeological Museum and the Epigraphic Museum by the Museum Council marks the next step in their modernisation, with a new narrative, a unified route, and a more accessible experience for visitors

Greece’s presence at the German Jazz Expo signals a confident, outward-looking scene ready to expand its global footprint.

The Greek Postal Service releases commemorative stamps celebrating 100 years of the Academy of Athens and its cultural legacy.

Underwater research at the Mentor shipwreck has, for the first time, uncovered a sculpted decorative item possibly linked to the Parthenon.

Ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes first coined a mammoth word consisting of 172 letters, 27 components and 78 syllables for one of his comedies

Easter lamb traditions vary widely across Greece, shaped by local customs and beliefs

Easter art: Some of the most famous representations of the Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ

While the core religious rituals continued unchanged from the Byzantine tradition, historical accounts shed light on how the great feast day of Easter was experienced, expressed and remembered during the often dour era of Ottoman rule

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient cult site on the Greek island of Ithaca dedicated to Odysseus, the legendary hero of Homer’s epic, offering fresh evidence of the deep entanglement between myth and religious practice in ancient Greece, the Culture Ministry announced. Excavations at a site known as the “School of Homer,” perched on a hillside […]

Crowds gathered across western Greece on Saturday morning to observe one of the country’s most distinctive Easter traditions, as residents hurled clay jugs from balconies and rooftops to mark the First Resurrection of the Greek Orthodox Easter. In Corfu, large numbers of spectators packed the Liston arcade and Spianada square to watch locals drop water-filled […]

Greece is setting the stage for the 39th European Film Awards with year-round film events and happenings