Athens
Crime
Greek YouTuber Arrested Over Pay-to-View Abuse of Handicapped People
Greek police have arrested a YouTuber accused of systematically abusing mentally handicapped people on videos live-streamed to paying customers on social media.
A police statement said the 35-year-old suspect arrested in Athens on Tuesday faces charges of human trafficking and...
Greek News
Greece’s Ministry of Culture Reveals Tatoi Royal Estate’s Future Look
Greece's Ministry of Culture has released new artist impressions showing what the former royal estate of Tatoi will look after it has been renovated. The revitalized estate will showcase carefully landscaped gardens, thoughtfully designed pathways, and state-of-the-art greenhouses, embodying...
Greek News
Sophia, Most Famous Humanoid AI Robot, Tours Athens
Sophia, the globally renowned humanoid AI robot, recently toured Athens and was captured in a photograph against the backdrop of the Acropolis.
Sophia, whose name means ‘wisdom’ in Greek, participated in a technology and information event organized by companies from...
Culture
Hidden in the Basement: The Last Artisans of Psiri, Athens
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Psiri is one of the most central neighborhoods in Athens—that means lots of tourists wandering throughout the streets in a sort of theme park. But one can randomly come across traditional workshops.
By Xavier Sole Salvat
Most people just follow the...
Greek News
Greece Fears Resurgence of Terrorism After Athens Bomb Attack
One day after Saturday's bomb explosion in the heart of Athens across the Ministry of Labor, authorities believe the act signifies a resurgence of terrorism in Greece.
Initially, Greek Police (ELAS) believed the bomb that exploded early in the morning...
Greece
Rare Photo Taken on 1895 Athens Roof Terrace Brought to Light
This extraordinary photo of a group of people relaxing around a table on the roof terrace of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) building in Athens was recently released by the Institute.
The DAI says the photo was most likely taken...
Greek church
The Daphni Monastery in Athens, a Stunning Example of Byzantine Art
The Daphni Monastery on the outskirts of Athens is one of the greatest Byzantine masterpieces and a stunning example of architecture and religious iconography.
The 11th-century monastery along with the famous monasteries of Hosios Loukas near Delphi and Nea Moni on...
Ancient Greece
The Thirty Tyrants Who Killed Five Percent of Ancient Athens’ Population
The thirty tyrants of ancient Athens were only in power for eight months but still managed to kill five percent of the city's population after the Peloponnesian war.
The oligarchy that briefly ruled Athens from 405 BC to 404 BC,...
Art
The Laterna, the Iconic Instrument of Greek Street Musicians
Any visitor to Ermou, the main shopping street in Athens, has likely seen Spyros Tarapossos and his laterna, or barrel piano.
The laterna is an automatic piano operated by turning a crank on the side of the instrument. It is...
Greek church
Following in the Footsteps of Saint Paul Across Greece
The two missionary journeys of St. Paul in Greece were of great importance for bringing Christianity to its people and from there to western Europe