Meteora: Where prayer meets precarious cliffs
A new volume, ‘Great Meteora: The Renaissance Era,” chronicles the daring explorations and discoveries of monks at Meteora’s precipitous rock formations.
Tourism surge drives air ambulance evacuations
Greece’s air ambulance services conducted 2,863 medical evacuations in 2024, a 20.6% increase from the previous year, as surging tourism strains island healthcare systems.
Greece must produce natural gas, not rush to renewables
The rush to renewable energy sources creates more problems than it solves, says Costis Stambolis, president of the Institute of Energy for Southeast Europe, in a new book, “Greece in the New Energy Era.”
Compensation prioritized after wildfires
The government is accelerating procedures to compensate wildfire victims as officials work to prevent criticism that affected residents are being abandoned following devastating blazes that struck Western Greece and Chios.
For a 21st century city
Another summer is entering its final phase, with all the usual news coverage of fires and extreme heat, and there has still not been a peep about what needs to be done in the Greek capital to make it more livable.
UK trade envoy steps down over visit to Turkish-occupied north Cyprus
British Labor MP Afzal Khan has resigned as the UK’s trade envoy to Turkey after backlash over his visit to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus.
Don dines in Athens: Tzimis, Vyronas
Beyond souvlaki lies a carnivore’s paradise, Tzimis in Vyronas serves grilled Greek classics that go way beyond the basics.
Banks open up spigot for businesses
Greece’s four largest banks (Alpha, Eurobank, National and Piraeus) disbursed €20.1 million in new loans in the first half of 2025.
Cave In | Athens | September 16
Legendary Massachusetts band Cave In will perform in Greece for the first time at Kyttaro (48 Ipirou) in Athens.
18-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash in Katerini
An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed early Sunday in the northern city of Katerini when his bike veered off course and crashed into a pole.