20.07.2008 07:00 Mamma Mia! The Movie opens on Friday, July 17th. Will you be booking a trip to Greece after seeing it? The odds are good, but is the depiction of Greece...
18.07.2008 10:00 The Greek government is presenting a plan for a domestic airline called "Pantheon" to replace Olympic Airlines in Greece. The new airline would only service domestic locations in Greece. About...
16.07.2008 18:00 A strong earthquake centered underwater near the Greek island of Rhodes sent residents and tourists into the streets today. One local woman was killed when she fell from a stairway...
16.07.2008 18:00 You don't have long to decide, but this British Airways/Travelocity sale on some September and October flights to Athens (and other European cities) offers some hard-to-beat prices. They're...
15.07.2008 02:00 Normally I don't like cruises that start and end someplace other than Greece, but this is a terrific rate on a 12-night cruise departing October 29th, 2008. It offers six...
12.07.2008 02:00 It's not one of the best-known Greek islands, but small and unspoiled Folegandros is determined to change that with an annual July festival of films, dance exhibitions, and concerts. This...
12.07.2008 02:00 Normally I don't like cruises that start and end someplace other than Greece, but this is a terrific rate on a 12-night cruise departing October 29th, 2008. It offers six...
12.07.2008 02:00 Today is the Feast of St. Ephemia and of course, it's also a Name Day. Women named for Ephemia will celebrate their "Name Day" today. Find out just what a...
08.07.2008 21:00 Today the island of Corfu (Kerkyra) in the Ionian Islands enjoys a festival in honor of Agios Prokopios at the village of the same name and at the saint's namesake...
07.07.2008 07:00 The ABBA-inspired musical opens in film form in London with other release dates coming up worldwide. The all-star cast includes Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, and Colin Firth...
02.07.2008 01:00 If you're going beady-eyed over planning your trip to Greece, maybe a "Bead Cruise" is just the thing for you. This special-interest cruise seeks to bring together bead-obsessed travelers and...
28.06.2008 12:00 In Greece, June 26th is the Name Day for David. All "Davids" will enjoy hosting a party and receiving small gifts from friends. In 1926, a strong earthquake struck the Greek...
28.06.2008 12:00 A Greek icon, Our Lady of the Sign, was used to restore an Italian "Black Madonna" statue in Moiano, Italy. This statue was re-dedicated on June 27th, 1991. More: "Black" Madonnas in...
28.06.2008 12:00 Enjoy a virtual visit to Athens with this clickable map of some of its top tourist magnets. It's also a way of getting a sense of walking distances between the...
26.06.2008 12:00 Enjoy a virtual visit to Athens with this clickable map of some of its top tourist magnets. It's also a way of getting a sense of walking distances between the...
26.06.2008 12:00 Feel like driving from England to Greece this summer? You can go green and go greasy to Greece courtesy of Andy Pag. He is leading a convoy of normally diesel-powered...
24.06.2008 23:00 At Aliki Beach on the Greek island of Paros locals celebrate St. John's Day Eve (Agios Ioannis) with the Klidonas, an ancient custom of leaping over bonfires made from May...
24.06.2008 23:00 Today, Greeks celebrate the Nativity of St. John. Churches and monasteries named for St. John will put on festivals. Here's more on Events and Festivals in Greece....
21.06.2008 13:00 Greece is experiencing a spate of earthquakes lately, with recent ones again in the Peloponnese and on the island of Karpathos. Greece has always been one of the more seismically...
21.06.2008 13:00 Akrotiri, the once-buried Minoan-era city on the island of Santorini, will remain closed to the public for at least the next two years. The site was closed in 2005 after...