“Although there were many important sanctuaries and public spaces in Athens and across Attica,” says classical art historian Jeffrey Hurwit of the University of Oregon, “the Acropolis stands ...

From September, a cap on visitor numbers will be introduced at the Acropolis in Athens. A maximum of 20,000 visitors will be allowed into the UNESCO World Heritage Site daily. There will also be a ...

Rising to a height of between 60 and 70 meters above the city, the rocky flat-topped hill of ... of democratic Athens and its empire. Most of the buildings remaining on the Acropolis today were ...

The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to ... A rich man I knew whose view of the hill was threatened by a high-rise apartment going ...

The ancient Athenian Bouphonia ritual was a peculiar festival dedicated to Zeus, involving an unlawful ox sacrifice carried ...

Located in the heart of Athens, Mount Lycabettus provides a serene, picturesque escape from the noise and hubbub of Greece's ...

Scotland gives us coorie for the dark winter monthsLike the Nordic countries' hygge, coorie is cozy, while also embracing the outdoors and starry skies. Speed-dating luxuryIn a series of 12-minute ...