The Eleftherna region in the prefecture of Rethymno, Crete aims to become the most important tourist destination on the island by capitalizing on the wealth of archaeological treasures discovered in the area, as well as its gleaming new museum.Also called
The straits between Greece’s south Pelion Peninsula and the island of Skiathos in the Northern Sporades conceal many secrets in their treacherous waters — including one little-known fact known mostly to historians and a handful of locals.Few people are aw
Excavations at the ancient city of Tenea in the Peloponnese, which was built by Trojan prisoners of war, have unearthed significant new finds,the Greek Culture Ministry announced on Tuesday. The discoveriesinclude enormous baths dating from Roman times.Th
The site of the Peristera shipwreck. Source: Greek Ministry of Culture and SportsGreece is relaxing its strict regulations regarding its rich underwater heritage and has recently announced that it will allow divers to tour the sites of certain ancient shi
Ancient Knossos. Source: WikipediaThe Greek government has decided to remove more than 2,000ancient sites, monuments and museums from a state assets fund after archaeologists protested, fearing the country’s heritage might be sold off.Among the sites incl
A clay tablet inscribed with thirteen verses of Homer’s “Odyssey” found at Ancient Olympia, and the wreck of a 2,400-year-oldGreek merchant ship found on the seabed of the Black Seamade the list of the “Top 10 Discoveries of 2018” in the current issue ofA
At least four marble statues of kouroi and parts of an ancient cemetery were discovered by a farmer near the town of Atalanti in Fthiotida, central Greece.The life-size kouroi, Greek statues representing young standing males, are in very good condition.Ac
