Its recorded history begins with Greek mythology, when the goddess Athena was said to have gifted an olive tree to the city, giving Athens both its name and its ancient symbol, according to Greeka.

I remember being so excited when I found out our hotel had a rooftop with views of the city — and so disappointed when ...

Athens just might be the most underrated capital city in Europe. When I first visited over two decades ago to research my books on ancient Greece, I found it a sprawling, gridlocked and gritty ...

Stylish European city or sunny Mediterranean beach? No need to choose if you head to Athens because, just 60 minutes from the ancient ruins and modern buzz of the Greek capital is the beautifully ...

He is a graduate of the University of Nottingham and City University ... example of ancient Greek graffiti may reveal the existence of a lost temple at the iconic Acropolis of Athens, a pair ...

Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens ... naturally into the city center. The Chalandri well is more than 20 meters deep and part of a network of 300 ancient wells, Dafnos said ...

You cannot visit Athens without visiting the Acropolis hill above the city, dominating its skyline. The Acropolis is a symbol ...

During a search conducted last year between Oct. 7 and 11, a team of underwater archaeologists unearthed a sweeping port in the ancient Mediterranean city of ... Institute at Athens, and Stockholm ...