In the beginning, there were only myths. For the Greeks, the island of Crete was a distant and strange land and yet the site of some their most important traditions: Zeus was taken there to save him ...

Santorini authorities are opposed to a proposed beach club by Royal Caribbean, which would be exclusively for its cruise ...

One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in the last 10,000 years shook the Greek island of Thera—today known as Santorini. The ...

New radiocarbon analysis of Egyptian artifacts shifts the timing of the Santorini eruption to around 1600 BCE, before Egypt’s ...

Nearly 4000 years ago, and 1500 years before Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash, the Bronze Age city of Akrotiri was ...

One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last 10,000 years took place at the Greek island of Thera (Santorini) in the ...

After reaffirming his commitment to the Milwaukee Bucks in the offseason, All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo went on Greek television and said he would like to finish his playing career in his ...

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said he'd like to end his career playing for a Greek basketball team after his retirement from the NBA. The former two-time MVP is set to begin his 13th ...

Factory workers, cashiers and hotel staff in Greece could soon be working longer shifts, with the country set to become the first EU member to officially introduce a 13-hour workday for the private ...

A German woman who stole the top of an ancient column in Olympia over half a century ago has returned it to Greece, the Greek culture ministry said Saturday. The capital of the column, made of ...

The iron constructions inevitably hid certain details and altered the aesthetic experience on the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis, however the scaffolding is set to return for restoration work to ...

Denmark will look to take one step closer towards qualifying for next year's FIFA World Cup when they host Greece on Sunday. It was yet another fantastic outing for the Danes as they defeated Belarus ...