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Greece looks for affordable home solutions as property prices soar

One solution would be to free up hundreds of thousands of empty apartments in the capital, according to a government minister.

Culture news

Augmented reality brings ancient Greece back to life

The app, called "Chronos" for the Greek god of time, means to entice visitors to learn more about Greece's most popular archaeological site.

Design

Greece's 2004 Olympic Stadium shut down over roof safety risk

The stadium designed to host the 2004 Athens Olympics has been temporarily closed over concerns that its roof is unsafe.

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Watch: Cars trapped and locals survey damage as flooding hits Greece

Cars are stuck and locals wade through water after torrential rains triggered floods leaving much of the capital of Greece's Magnesia region, Volos, underwater.

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Destinations

After an autumn getaway? This travel tool tells you the cheapest dates

We tried a new travel tool to find out the best time to visit some of Europe’s most popular destinations.

Greece

Greece wildfire is the biggest the EU has ever recorded

A wildfire still raging in northeastern Greece after 11 days is the biggest the European Union has ever recorded and has so far claimed 20 lives with no sign of the blaze abating

Greece

One man's desperate search for his son lost in a migrant shipwreck

Mohamad Diab - one of many relatives still searching for news of their loved ones - refuses to believe his son is dead.

Greece

Night of mayhem: Greek football fan killed in brawl with Croatian side

Violent clashes between groups of ultras led to nearly 100 arrests.

Travel News

Want to visit the Acropolis? You might not be let in under new rules

In the past, 23,000 tourists a day crammed into the ancient complex.

Experiences

Acropolis overcrowding: Should you visit alternative sites instead?

Stay longer, go off-season, don’t cruise: Here's how to ease the burden of overtourism in Athens and beyond.

Nature

‘Dozens of animals’ burned in shelters as wildfires rip through Greece

Greek citizens are being urged not to leave horses, dogs or other animals trapped as the country braces for a second heatwave.

Climate Now

How is Athens adapting to rising temperatures?

In partnership with Copernicus

With temperatures in the Greek capital reaching 40 degrees Celsius, Climate Now explores how Athens is trying to offset heat health risks with a 'cool routes' app, new pocket parks and renovating an ancient Roman aqueduct

Destinations

Greek Acropolis struggles with record-breaking visitor numbers

Visitor numbers to the attraction were up 70 per cent last month, giving a taste of what is to come this summer without crowd control.

Musica

Protégés receiving guidance from visionary artists

Since its inception, this remarkable mentoring initiative has cultivated an extensive community of artists, cutting across generations, cultures, and disciplines worldwide

World News

Rome holds Pride parade amid backdrop of Meloni government crackdown

Rome’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade wound its way through the Italian capital on Saturday, providing a colourful counterpoint to the national government’s crackdown on surrogate pregnancies and same-sex parents.

Greece

Greece appoints interim government ahead of second election

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has appointed Ioannis Sharmas as interim prime minister after no party secured a large enough majority in Sunday's parliamentary election.

Greece

Out of bailout spotlight, Greeks feeling recovery pains at election

For the first time in more than a decade, Greeks will go to the polls Sunday to elect a leader no longer confined to steering the country’s economy from a back seat.

Greece

Two held in alleged plot to attack Jewish restaurant in Athens

Police in the Greek capital also believe possible attacks on other Jewish targets that could have resulted in multiple civilian casualties were also planned.

Culture news

Vatican returns Parthenon fragments to Greece

The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago.

Greece

New rail safety measures promised following deadly Greece train crash

Giorgos Gerapetritis has promised a complete technological upgrade to the country's rail system following February's deadly train crash which killed 57 people