Greek authorities are concerned about the fact that 57 fires broke out in the country in just 24 hours. Most fires were extinguished quickly. Kechries, a village in the municipality of Corinth…
Tag: Ancient Olympia
Ancient Olympia, one of Greece’s most popular archaeological sites, will be introduced to people around the world via a new app to be designed and sponsored by Microsoft, reported GTP Headlines. Greece’s…
Greece’s Minister for Tourism, Harry Theoharis on Thursday met with the European Commission Vice-President for Promoting the European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas with whom he discussed the effects of the coronavirus…
The flame for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics will pass by historic landmarks in Greece over a period of eight days before it is handed over to Japan. The announcement was made on…
Germany has returned an ancient Greek cup awarded as a prize to the marathon winner of the first modern Olympic Games of 1896 back to Greece after it was stolen in the…
The President of Hellenic Republic, Prokopios Pavlopoulos on Wednesday honoured the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach during a ceremony at the Presidential Mansion. Pavlopoulos awarded Bach the Grand Cross of…
The Archaeological Institute of America, has listed an ancient Greek tablet with Homeric verses in its top 10 discoveries of 2018, in its current issue of Archeology. The clay tablet was inscribed…
Olympia (Ολυμπία) is one of the most influential and famous ancient Greek sanctuaries, located in western Peloponnese, in Elis. It is the birthplace of the most important sporting event of all times; the…
Police authorities arrested a suspected arsonist on Sunday in the municipality of Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese according to a press statement by the Fire Service. The 44-year-old suspect is suspected of…
Greece has officially lit the torch for the 23rd Winter Olympic Games in Pyeong Chang South Korea 2018, with an impressive ceremony on Tuesday in the stadium of Ancient Olympia, in the…
A stolen fragment of a marble pipe, which was taken from the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia and illegally exported to Germany, has been returned by a German citizen, the Ministry of Culture…