This underrated city is a hidden gem, hosting some of Greece's most festive celebrations while boasting ancient sites, fascinating museums, and so much more.

Authorities also released a photo of the statue, which measures 32 by 10 inches. Police in Greece said an ancient statue was dumped near garbage cans in the city of Thessaloniki. Greek Police ...

The ruined city of Mystras on the Peloponnese is a stop on almost every cultural tour of Greece, but it can also be explored independently by car or public bus. TRAVELBOOK provides an overview ...

The ruins of ancient temples, roads, a harbor and a cistern for collecting rainwater lie near Turkey’s western coast. Some 2,000 years ago, these structures stood in the ancient city of Teos—a ...

A new metro system in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki opens featuring driverless trains and displays of some of the 300,000 historic artifacts unearthed in its construction.

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed a marble statue that may depict Hermes, the Greek messenger god. It was found in an ancient sewer, where it appears to have been buried for some 2,000 years.

Greek art shows warriors wearing Corinthian helmets tilted back on the tops of their heads between battles, and the ancient Greek goddess Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, was commonly ...

On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a plastic bag among trash bins near the northern city of Thessaloniki.

Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Experts say the newly discovered ...

Thucydides recounted that between 430 BCE. and 427 BCE., a group of Persian sympathizers from the city of Colophon had occupied part of Notion with the help of Greek and “barbarian” mercenaries.

World Ancient Roman theater sat unnoticed under Croatia city hall — until earthquake By Aspen Pflughoeft April 25, 2025 9:40 AM ...

Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots as the first heat wave of the summer persisted for a third day.