The Ancient Greek Robot That Served Wine Is in an Athens Museum
A museum in Kolonaki, Athens is housing fully functional reconstructions of ancient Greek inventions that most people have never heard of, including a humanoid…
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The 1821 Admiral’s Estate That First Bottled Greek Olive Oil
A farm on the shores of the Argosaronic Gulf has been quietly carrying Greek history for nearly two centuries. Ktima Tompazi, the estate of Admiral Manoilis…
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Europe’s Mega Metro Plan Would Connect Athens to Madrid, Kyiv, and Istanbul
A European think tank wants to replace short-haul flights with a continent-wide high-speed rail network, and Athens is on the map. The proposal, called…
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The Oldest Bakery in the Peloponnese Has Been Firing Up Since Before 1821
A wood-fired bakery in Areopoli, deep in the Mani peninsula, has been baking sourdough bread since before the Greek Revolution of 1821, making it the oldest…
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National Geographic Names Crete One of the World’s Top 15 Food Destinations for 2026
National Geographic has named Crete one of the 15 best food destinations in the world for 2026, calling it a “model of the Mediterranean Diet.” The island also…
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The Greek Island Offering Free Stays, With One Condition
A Greek island is offering free accommodation to volunteers, but there is a catch: you have to love cats.
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Turks Visiting Greece Tripled in Four Years. Greeks Priced Out of Turkey
The number of Turkish tourists visiting Greece has tripled over the past four years, jumping from roughly 500,000 to more than 1.5 million annually, while…
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The Greek City With 30,000 Bikes, Almost as Many as Its Cars
Karditsa, a mid-sized city in central Greece, has more than 30,000 bicycles registered by the municipal authority, nearly matching the total number of…
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Two Dutch Tourists Arrested Smuggling Petrified Forest Fossils Out of Lesbos
Two Dutch nationals were arrested at Lesbos Airport on Tuesday after customs inspectors found petrified wood fragments hidden in their luggage as they prepared…
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Athens Trams Carried 3 Billion Passengers Before Greece Killed Them
Athens had trams long before most European capitals considered them modern. The first horse-drawn trams rolled through the city’s streets in 1882, pulling…
