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Article thumbnail: This picture shows a mural by Greek artist "INO" on a building in Athens' district of Exarchia on September 13, 2019. - Greece's new conservative government has stirred controversy by mounting police operations in the bohemian Athens district of Exarchia, considered by officials a "lawless" haven for drug smugglers. In August, at the height of the tourist season when many of the capital's residents leave town, police evacuated four squats and removed 143 migrants, prompting an outcry by locals. The Greek human rights league later labelled the move a "rather pointless show of force" and "contrary to...the respect of human dignity" after a police unionist called the anti-establishment squatters "trash". (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Travel

'Like Soho in the 1980s': Inside Exarchia, Athens' anarchist neighbourhood

There's a sense of change in this antiauthoritarian neighbourhood, and one that is not always welcome, but it's an undeniably fascinating detour off the tourist trail

Travel

Greece's little-known lagoon town that attracted the original travel influencer

World

British tourists to be hit by new Greek beach rules to reduce crowds

Article thumbnail: Tourism in Greece - The exotic beach of Falassarna at the western side of Crete island during a high-temperature day, heatwave. Falasarna bay with 5 beaches made of whitish sand and crystal clear transparent tropical turquoise water hosts some of the most famous beaches in Greece, which has been awarded multiple times as the best beach of Crete and voted as one of the 10 best beaches in Europe several times in the past. Local people and tourists are seen relaxing, sunbathing, tanning, swimming, doing water sports and walking. Tourism is bouncing back with reservations overpassing the pre-pandemic numbers, putting Greece and the Greek islands on high demand. Tourists travel after the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Falassarna, Chania, Crete island, Greece on August 2022 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Travel

The cheap ski destination you haven’t tried, with €13 lift passes, bears and sun

News

Tory MP says King was 'spectacularly unwise' to wear Greek tie amid marbles row

Article thumbnail: King Charles III makes his opening address at the World Climate Action Summit at Cop28 in Dubai, calling on world leaders and climate delegates for "transformational action" to combat climate change. Picture date: Friday December 1, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Cop28. Photo credit should read: Chris Jackson/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: King Charles III makes his opening address at the World Climate Action Summit at Cop28 in Dubai, calling on world leaders and climate delegates for "transformational action" to combat climate change. Picture date: Friday December 1, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Cop28. Photo credit should read: Chris Jackson/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: FILE PHOTO: Reliefs that form part of the Parthenon sculptures, sometimes referred to in the UK as the Elgin Marbles, are displayed at the British Museum in London, Britain, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Article thumbnail: FILE PHOTO: Reliefs that form part of the Parthenon sculptures, sometimes referred to in the UK as the Elgin Marbles, are displayed at the British Museum in London, Britain, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Article thumbnail: (FILES) Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on January 9, 2023. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his "displeasure" on November 27, 2023 over UK counterpart Rishi Sunak's last minute cancellation of a bilateral meeting set to discuss their long-running dispute over the Parthenon Marbles. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: (FILES) Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on January 9, 2023. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his "displeasure" on November 27, 2023 over UK counterpart Rishi Sunak's last minute cancellation of a bilateral meeting set to discuss their long-running dispute over the Parthenon Marbles. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: THESSALY, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 7: An aerial view of a flooded field as heavy machines try to clean the roads after heavy rain in Thessaly, Greece on September 7, 2023. (Photo by Athanasios Kaliakoudas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: THESSALY, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 7: An aerial view of a flooded field as heavy machines try to clean the roads after heavy rain in Thessaly, Greece on September 7, 2023. (Photo by Athanasios Kaliakoudas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)