From the beaches of Messinia to the battlegrounds of social media, Nolan's Odyssey is sparking a reckoning over creative freedom and cultural respect
The painter speaks with TO BHMA International Edition about memory, loss, Karagiozis, the sea that turned into trauma, and art that cannot exist without lived experience
A major retrospective at the Panachrantou Monastery sheds light on the spiritual and artistic foundations of one of the most important Greek painters of the 20th century. On the occasion of the exhibition, curator and painter Christos Kehagioglou speaks to TO BHMA International Edition
As record tourist numbers collide with shrinking resources, Greece’s islands face escalating pressure on water, energy, housing, and infrastructure—raising urgent questions about how much growth they can truly sustain
After a fire gutted a local mechanic's garage, the open-air Apollon cinema staged a solidarity screening of "Persepolis." In a few hours, more than a thousand people helped raise some 8,000 euros.
As private beach occupations expand and enforcement lags, Greece rushes to regulate thousands of coastal concessions, reigniting tensions between public access advocates and tourism businesses ahead of the 2026 season.
A long-running conflict on Greece’s remote island of Gavdos has intensified after police intervention over the removal of makeshift shelters, highlighting a wider debate over environmental protection, tourism and alternative lifestyles.
“The toxicity and uncertainty of the modern world drive citizens toward Orthodoxy. Even people without religious faith, when they stand before a monastery and attend a service in the same space where it has been held for centuries, can feel the weight of history,” Alkiviadis Stefanis says
The internationally acclaimed American author talks about the contradictions hidden in universal experiences and the Greek landscape that inspired one of her novels
Greece has capable scientists and an electronics industry that can be oriented toward the maritime sector, and the MIT Sea Grant courses in Greece point the way
The assassination of the CIA’s station chief in Athens by ‘Revolutioary Organization November 17’ inaugurated the 27-year trail of blood left by Europe’s longest-lived terrorist group
Ten years after the referendum, the people who voted—and live with the consequences—reflect on a decision that changed a nation
From children with autism to seniors living with dementia, animal-assisted therapy is gaining ground in Greece as professionals discover new ways to reach people where words alone often fall short
Rising temperatures, drought, floods, and emerging diseases are threatening one of Greece’s most valuable crops, forcing scientists and growers to rethink the future of olive cultivation
TO VIMA speaks to families, volunteers and academics about fear, displacement and the lasting trauma left by a week of unrest
The enduring epilogue of her work remains the instilling of a compulsion to discover the life that lies hidden from us
The Greek capital draws millions of visitors, but the Municipality gets little in return. TO BHMA International Edition speaks with Athens Mayor Haris Doukas about housing pressures, funding and the city's push for greater control over tourism policy
The celebrated British novelist, who won the Booker Prize in 2004, speaks ahead of his appearance at the 5th Chania International Book Festival
The reactions of the residents of Christoupoli, Spata, are strong, as they believe that the noise from the three centers, which will operate 24 hours a day, will create serious problems, especially during nighttime hours
Dimitris Ballios, founder of Exodus Games, believes that storytelling through roleplaying games like D&D can build community and spark a more hopeful imagination