38+ min ago   (799+ words) Every summer, the historic village of Agia Paraskevi on Lesbos comes alive for one of Greece’s most distinctive traditional celebrations: the Bull Festival (Panigyri tou Tavrou). Combining music, dancing, local cuisine, religious devotion, and centuries-old customs, the festival remains a…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (359+ words) Greece is advancing a government contract valued at up to €515.4 million ($585 million) to build the technological infrastructure behind the country’s new identity cards and a broader national digital authentication system. The major security project will cover the production and personalization…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (496+ words) Summer snow fell on Mount Olympus in northern Greece on July 24, while heavy rain and severe storms caused flooding, property damage and widespread transport disruption across the Athens metropolitan area. The contrasting weather conditions affected different parts of Greece as…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (476+ words) A recent study reveals that nomads thrived in ancient Greece and the region of Lake Volvi for centuries after the chaos of the Roman Empire’s collapse. Lake Volvi is located at the root of the Chalkidiki peninsula in the Thessaloniki…...

21+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1196+ words) Yet Bernidaki-Aldous believes the fight is far from over. Speaking to Greek Reporter during Disability Pride Month, she said Greece’s greatest challenge is no longer opening doors—it is making sure people with disabilities can fully participate once they are…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (534+ words) Children chosen for sacrifice in the Inca Empire may not all have died in the same way, according to a new study that used modern forensic techniques to reexamine three naturally preserved victim mummies from the Andes. The research, published…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (588+ words) A 6,200-year-old settlement discovered in Greece was surrounded by a double ring of protective ditches, revealing how early farming communities planned for security and environmental threats. New research shows that Paradimi, a prehistoric settlement in Greek Thrace, was also founded…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (595+ words) The face of a young woman buried nearly 1,700 years ago has been brought back to life through forensic science, offering a rare glimpse into the people who once lived in the Roman city of Aquincum in present-day Hungary. She is…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (695+ words) For generations, the Tuscan port city of Livorno was one of the Mediterranean’s most important centers of the Greek diaspora. Its merchants helped finance schools, churches, charitable institutions, and, ultimately, the struggle for Greek independence. Today, traces of that extraordinary…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (388+ words) Eight years after Greece’s deadliest wildfire claimed 104 lives, the families of those who died in the seaside town of Mati are still searching for what many believe has remained elusive: justice. The disaster unfolded on July 23, 2018, when a fast-moving wildfire…...