The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and ...

The ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Anatolia flourished and enjoyed a long period of glory forging a successful alliance ...

Explore the 10 oldest cities in Europe, where ancient legacies endure and history continues to shape the present.

A stunning Greco-Roman mosaic featuring the Greek inscription "ΤΥΡΦΗ" (tyrphe), meaning comfort and luxury, was unearthed ...

Archaeologists working at the ancient Greek city of Lagina (Greek: Λάγινα), in the historical region of Caria in southwestern ...

The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.

Lesser-known New Rome also provides respite from crowds, as the city centre battles with over tourism. When the Trevi fountain reopened after restoration works in December 2024, it did so with a new ...

The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising ...

Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — ...

Throughout its centuries-long existence, the Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for many different religions and ...