The Latest Breaking News from Athens

Mass tourism isn't a new phenomenon, but it’s reached a tipping point in Europe where locals are increasingly bearing the brunt of it.

The iconic Acropolis in Athens was shut down for several hours in the middle of the day on Wednesday, 17 July, due to extreme heat.

Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and attract athletes and spectators from around the globe. Follow our special coverage this week as we bring you…

On 20 July 1974, thousands of Turkish troops landed in northern Cyprus, five days after an Athens-orchestrated coup had taken place on the island

Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and attract athletes and spectators from around the globe. Follow our special coverage this week as we bring you…

Greece’s concern for its own security has made it a supporter of Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion.

Daily flights from Athens to the Cyclades take less than 48 minutes

Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and attract athletes and spectators from around the globe. Follow our special coverage this week as we bring you…

A jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — has arrived in Athens en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session

In July 1974, Colin Smith was the Observer’s correspondent in Cyprus. Five decades on, he recalls paratroopers dropping from the skies and a grand hotel under siege

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water