A view of Athens, Greece with pink bougainvillea flowers in the foreground and buildings stretching out in the distance - Nantonov/Getty Images Both late spring and fall offer good weather with a ...

If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Driving about an hour west of Athens, you cross over the Corinth Canal – a four-mile-long shipping ...

People venture to Greece for many different reasons: whether it be the delicious food, the glistening waters and white sandy beaches, or likely, the massive array of ancient ruins. In fact, according ...

Whenever I'm in Greece, I don't let a sun go down without enjoying a nice glass of ouzo. It's funny, because I don't even like the taste of that licorice-flavored firewater when I’m back home in the ...

Skyline of Athens with Monastiraki square and Acropolis Hill - Nantonov/Getty Images Athens is a city with an incredible story. Sitting at the crossroads of past and present, it is one of the oldest ...

When traveling in a country as old as Greece, ancient ruins can quickly go from magnificent to mind-numbing. Great – yet another nameless hill with more stony remnants of people from centuries past.

Rick Steves’ Europe: There’s much to experience in in Athens’ neighborhoods By Rick Steves Aug. 25, 2024 COURTESY CAMERON HEWITT In Athens’ “rickety-chic” neighborhood of Psyrri, you’ll find slick ...

Hiring a knowledgeable guide to explain what you’re looking at is well worth the cost. To mentally reconstruct a ruined ancient site like Italy’s Ostia Antica, it pays to do some homework in advance.

Hydra has only one town, no real roads, no cars—not even any bikes. Zippy water taxis whisk you from a quaint little harbor to isolated beaches and tavernas. Beyond Hydra’s harbor, hiking trails lead ...

If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Driving about an hour west of Athens, you cross over the Corinth Canal — a four-mile-long shipping ...

When traveling in a country as old as Greece, ancient ruins can quickly go from magnificent to mind-numbing. Great — yet another nameless hill with more stony remnants of people from centuries past.