The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

Researchers estimate the theater was constructed around the 4th century BC during the city's economic prosperity.

The writer was hosted As our cruise ship, Celestyal Crystal left the port of Piraeus, which serves Greece’s magnificent ...

Average temperatures hover around 19°C in May, with highs of 23°C, making it the perfect time to explore before the summer ...

Corfu, an island off the northwestern tip of Greece. Corfu has a rich ... This typical, quaint Greek port leads to the legendary city of Olympia — the classical birthplace of the modern-day ...

485-425 B.C.) Statue of Zeus (completed around 435 B.C.) at Olympia, a religious sanctuary in southern Greece and the site ... above the island’s port, so crowded with ships’ masts that ...

Since the 1800s, it’s been known for making port, a sweet, fortified red wine ... Among its 19 entries, Greece has several significant archaeological sites, such as Olympia – location of the first ...

Systematic excavations began in 2017 by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Aetolia-Acarnania and Lefkada in coordination with Greece’s Culture Ministry and ... the cemeteries and the port. Very few things ...

With a bit of planning, you can easily make the most of Greece’s sunny weather ... Exploring ancient hot spots like Delphi, ancient Epidaurus, and Olympia on foot is much more pleasant in spring ...

Ancient Greece, often referred to as the cradle of Western civilization ... tall statue of the seated Zeus at Olympia. Having risen to great heights around 490 to 430 BC, he was also a painter and ...

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