Greece Travel News

The sun was blazing above the Acropolis, draping the ivory pillars of the Parthenon in a golden sheen.

Democracy is under siege in its birthplace. In a room of over 50 Greek CEOs and scholars from the American School in Greece, not one raises their hand when asked if they think their democratic government is capable of solving their economic problems.

The much-loved indie films Before Sunrise and Before Sunset followed the unfolding romance between American Jesse and Frenchwoman Celine as they walked and talked their way around Vienna and Paris.

A spring break trip to Greece by the Gobles High School History Club ended up as part of a New York Times travel story on Greece.

Tourist bookings in Greece are up by more than 20 per cent this year. The country is expecting more than 17 million tourists, a record.

Get to know Athens and the Greek Islands with this travel package that can save you more than $100 per person.

Kim Kardashian is currently in Paris with her mom, Kris Jenner, fitting in shopping and fun on her final trip before she's unable to fly anymore .

As of this week, Air France and Cyprus Airways are building on their existing cooperation to now offer a total of 20 daily codeshare flights.

A year ago, Greece seemed on the verge of leaving the euro zone. Depositors were draining their savings from Greek banks and a radical left coalition that advocated a halt on debt repayments - default, in other words - seemed sure to win the election.

Sending police musicians to Australia cost taxpayers more than 31,000, and a single flight from Rhodes in Greece cost almost 2000.

China and Greece inked a basket of deals and agreements in Beijing on Thursday, showing China's support for the recovery of the Greek economy.

Our European cousins are just now figuring out that ditching their marks, francs, liras and drachmas to join the eurozone may not have been such a hot idea after all.

The annual meeting of the Federation of Hellenic Enterprises takes place at 6.30 p.m. at the Athens Concert Hall.

With the slogan "Explore Greece on Two Wheels", Moto-Voyager call foreigners to visit Greece and enjoy its unique beauty in the most direct way - by DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE.

As Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras prepares to meet with his eurozone counterparts again in Brussels on Monday for the anticipated approval of further rescue funding, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is busy preparing for a much-awaited visit to China where he hopes to prospect for investments and promote Greece as a A'bridgeA' to Western Europe ... (more)

Oh yeah, the above ad showing crying children with the lines: "Some children will have to go to Crete / Mallorca / Italy this summer" offends the Greeks.

Going into the most pictresque district of Athens, Plaka, behind the ruins of Hadrian's Library, lies a church dedicated to the Taxiarchs and to Panagia Grigoroussa .

In 2001, she was listening to the radio while washing dishes when she first heard the soulful and gritty sound of rebetiko , a Greek music genre.

A tourist holds a parasol to avoid the sun as she stands in front of the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill in Athens, on Monday July 9, 2012.

Greece is emerging as a great bargain for tourists this year as hotel prices here are currently at their lowest point in the last few years, according to international booking sites and specialized travel corporations.