Twenty‑two years after its construction, Greece’s Olympic Rowing Center at Schinias, northeast of Athens, is undergoing a full restoration, with its 2.2‑kilometer water course already back in use by the national team.
In the winding streets of Athens’ historic Plaka district, beneath the Acropolis, business owners are bracing for an uncertain tourist season amid regional conflicts and rising costs.
A flame lit in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem was flown on a Greek government aircraft to Athens on Easter Saturday, ahead of its distribution nationwide for midlight Easter church services.
Greek authorities have impounded 229 luxury cars in a nationwide crackdown for alleged tax, regulatory and customs violations, the independent AADE tax authority said Saturday.
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Athens on April 24 and 25, France’s Presidency has confirmed.
Athens public transport will come to a halt well before midnight Resurrection celebrations on Easter Saturday, while services will also be sparse on Monday, which is a public holiday.
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he had become a citizen of Albania, putting him one step closer to his oft-repeated dream of leaving politics behind for a life abroad.
With just hours to go before traditionally noisy midnight firework celebrations on Orthodox Easter Saturday, police announced further arrests across the country in a bid to clamp down on the illegal custom.
Police fired at a getaway vehicle during a pursuit of suspected burglars on Good Friday evening in Vari, authorities said.