Aigai’s unique 2.7-metre marble figure, the only known surviving Hestia from the Hellenistic era, now on public display A remarkable marble statue of the goddess Hestia, unearthed two decades ago in the ancient Aeolian city of Aigai, has been placed on public view for the first time at the newly opened Manisa Archaeology Museum in …
Authorities have discovered a marijuana farm camouflaged in a forest in southern Greece and are seeking members of a drug gang that camped out for weeks to tend the cannabis plants and guard the extensive facilities, police said Sunday. Source link
Greek water polo champions marked exactly one week since their historic World Cup triumph on Sunday. The national team defeated Hungary 15-14 in Sydney on July 26. Captain Stelios Argyropoulos scored the winner with 12 seconds left. Therefore, Greece claimed its first major global title after five previous final defeats. Presidential Honours for the New …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday pledged state support for people whose homes were destroyed or damaged by destructive summer wildfires sweeping through much of the country. Source link
Greece’s luxury property market is increasingly being driven not by the Golden Visa programme, but by wealthy foreign buyers transferring their tax residency to the country. According to Greece Sotheby’s International Realty, non-dom tax residents accounted for 29% of the agency’s transaction volume in 2025. Until 2024, this category was virtually absent from the company’s …
Hundreds of firefighters strove for a third day Sunday to contain a major wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes west of Athens, as a new blaze on the western island of Kefalonia triggered a series of evacuation orders. Source link
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned that Greece is facing some of the most challenging wildfire conditions of the summer, as extreme weather and winds reaching up to 10 Beaufort have tested the country’s emergency response systems. In his weekly review, Mitsotakis praised firefighters, civil protection officials, volunteers, armed forces personnel, police, local authorities …
A large ancient shipwreck from classical times with a load of hundreds of pottery jars that would have contained wine or oil has been located off the Aegean Sea island of Andros, authorities said. Source link
A British father facing prosecution in Cyprus after his two-year-old son died in a tragic fall from a hotel window has asked a court for permission to return to the United Kingdom to attend the child’s funeral. The 37-year-old, from Essex, has been charged with causing death by a rash, reckless or dangerous act following …
The Civil Protection Coordination Body met Friday evening, with the participation of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Evangelos Tournas, to review measures ahead of an expected extreme fire risk on Saturday. Source link