The archaeological site of the Acropolis is getting new, hi-tech entrance gates and a welcome point aiming to improve visitor ...

Researchers in Athens use advanced geophysical techniques to uncover hidden tunnels and drainage systems beneath the Temple ...

The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.

Not so the Acropolis. On the long-ago bright September day when I landed for the first time in Greece aboard the S.S. Olympia, I took a taxi from Piraeus to Athens. Approaching the city from the ...

A headless and armless small marble Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic period turned up in the trash in Thessaloniki.

Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was ...

The Acropolis is consistently inundated with tourists, with as many as 23,000 visitors clogging up the complex on some days. Greece’s culture minister Lina Mendoni has said the new measures are ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...

Greece is home to one of the most important collections of ancient monuments in the world. These landmarks, built in antiquity, tell amazing stories about some of history's earliest civilizations.

Greece has plenty to offer travelers from the ancient remains in Athens to the picturesque beaches on Crete to the iconic white buildings that dot Mykonos. With more than 200 islands to explore ...