A striking aerial video highlights one of Greece’s most impressive engineering projects, revealing its scale and design within a mountainous landscape

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

Public transport services will run on modified timetables through Easter Monday and Tuesday, with reduced frequencies on buses, metro lines and trams depending on the day

New data shows the average pension remains relatively low despite recent increases, with more than half of recipients earning below €1,000 and significant differences between private and public sector payouts

With partial results showing a commanding lead, the centre-right opposition movement Tisza, led by Péter Magyar, is projected to secure a two-thirds parliamentary majority

From major pilgrimage sites to historic monasteries, believers share accounts of healing, protection and spiritual experiences during Holy Week, forming a long-standing part of Orthodox Easter tradition

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

Easter Sunday in Greece is characterized by the outdoor roasting of a lamb or goat on a spit, on grills and large ovens

Preparations are underway in Jerusalem for the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, taking place against a backdrop of heightened military alert and deep religious solemnity. The Old City, closed for 41 days due to hostilities, has reopened for the occasion — lending this year’s ceremony rare symbolic weight as a […]

Monemvasia – This medieval fortress town comes alive during Holy Week, as religious ceremonies unfold against a backdrop of Byzantine mystique, offering a truly unique Easter atmosphere.

The touching evening mass on Holy Saturday has psalms read out and Resurrection hymns recited by the lay chanters, recounting Christ’s descent into the underworld. 

Soaring inflation, disease-driven livestock shortages and export demand are pushing up the cost of the traditional Easter table, forcing households to scale back meals and seek cheaper options

Thousands leave cities by road and sea on Good Friday. Authorities remain on alert to manage traffic and ferry departures

Every Greek church has its own Epitaphios—a flower-laden bier symbolizing Christ’s tomb, lovingly decorated by parishioners and carried through the streets on Good Friday. Yet what unfolds around the procession differs from one corner of Greece to the next.

Mild, mostly dry conditions will favor travel and outdoor celebrations across Greece, with scattered showers early in the holiday period before warmer, sunnier weather sets in by Easter Sunday

Nationwide increases in cases are being recorded for several diseases included in the Ministry of Health’s “lists” of rare conditions. How is life with a rare disease, how is diagnosis made, and what role does genetics play?

The most solemn day in the Greek Orthodox calendar brings the country to a near-standstill, as churches, streets and coastlines fill with candlelight, flowers and quiet grief