Panos Ruci, father of a Tempi train disaster victim, returned to Syntagma Square on Sunday after the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier amendment passed, fearing that the names of the 57 victims could soon be erased.

'This is a monument created to honor the heroes who gave their lives for freedom. It belongs to historical memory,' PM Mitsotakis posted on his FB page, a development that follows a recent and very high-profile hunger strike that took place at the site

The 19th-century marble fountain at the heart of Athens has reopened following its first-ever scientific conservation, bringing back its original brilliance

When will Athens' historic fountain be up and running again?

Traffic police have diverted vehicles away from the area surrounding Syntagma Square rerouting traffic at the intersections of Vasilissis Sofias and Sekeri Streets, as well as Amalias Avenue and Athanasiou Diakou Street.

Ring in the New Year with a dazzling variety of festivities

The 17-meter fir tree is decorated with more than 24,000 LED lights and hundreds of ornaments

Come this evening, it will begin to look a lot like Christmas in downtown Athens