The ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse on the eastern coast of Sicily started as a colony and became a Greek metropolis.

Here's what the ancient Greeks and Romans can teach us about the environment and ourselves. From Roman soldiers in crowded ...

From the ancient Romans last week to the ancient Greeks this! I have just landed back from a wonderful holiday in Crete, the largest and ...

Away from the crowds of Santorini and Mykonos and only a few hours' drive from Athens is a hidden gem of the Peloponnese.

The city of Heraklion and the famous Knossos, Phaistos, Gortyna, Matala, Hersonissos, and the wildly fun Malia are not the ...

Today the perilous state of the environment is often in the news. Many stories describe how Earth is being damaged by human ...

Is the island of Sicily really where the legend of Odysseus meeting Polyphemus the Cyclops was set, as tradition holds?

The technology of the Bronze Age seems primitive by today’s standards, which makes it incredible that Bronze Age people ...

Mainland Greece has as much to offer as the islands around it: Ancient temples, chic hotels, spots where time stands still ...

Visitors will expect big things from the biggest Greek island, and this destination never fails to deliver on beautiful ...

Four Seasons is one of the most luxurious hotel brands in the world, and it is natural to ask the question, is there a Four ...

Yep, total power move, swallowing the wife. As king of the gods, Zeus could also, from his commanding position in the sky, ...