One of the best ways to explore mainland Greece is under your own steam, through the myriad activities on offer here. There are opportunities to don a mask and flippers and snorkel over an ancient ...

For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...

For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and ...

Greek islands - From temples to taramasalata or sandy beaches and scenery, the Greek islands have plenty to offer ...

Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that's little changed since its founding more than a millennium ago.

A theater that once overlooked ancient Lefkada in Greece is seeing the light of day more than a century after its initial ...

Here are the best Greek islands to visit. 1. Nisyros: Walk on a volcano According to Greek mythology, it was Poseidon who seized a chunk of Kos and hurled it on top of a fiery Titan called ...

Nisyros is one of the most beautiful Aegean islands, still untouched by tourism growth. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, situated between Kos and Tilos. The island extends over a surface ...

The Greek island was shaken by thousands of mostly smaller-scale temblors. Now, residents have returned, and they hope ...

The island hopping is incredible, but Greece's ancient ruins, ski resorts, wineries, thermal pools, and pristine beaches ...

The capital Plaka is a quintessential picture of Greece, where narrow cobblestone alleys run between whitewashed houses with ...

Rarotonga volcanic island from the north, Cook Islands. Credit: Thomei08 / CC BY-SA 4.0 Scientists have discovered a chain of young underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.