Although that date was later designated as the day of revolt and the beginning of the War of Independence, revolutionary acts took place in several areas across the Peloponnese as early as March 17th ...

Epiphany, celebrated every 6 January, marks the baptism of Jesus Christ and is a public holiday in Greece. In the Blessing of the Waters ceremony, swimmers dive to retrieve a floating cross ...

Fasolada, the delicious bean soup dubbed the "national dish" of Greece is at the forefront again for the forty days of Greek Orthodox Lent.