At the end of June, illegal immigrants took the floor to the Municipal Council of Athens and demanded that they be provided with housing, care, security and money. They came uninvited to…
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Ten vehicles that once belonged to Greece’s former royal family, were transferred to a new storage area to undergo further restorations. The antiques, aged between 55 and 82 years, are considered exceptional…
The Acropolis Museum and the Athens State Orchestra, will present a concert with works by Mozart in the Acropolis Museum courtyard on Friday 28 August 2020, at 8:30 p.m. The concert is…
The Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) continues its campaign “Endless Greek Summer”. Greece is a country that is rich with history, culture, and mythology from democracy to philosophy, from cobbled stone to…
Things are moving rapidly geopolitically on the Greek-Turkish front after an agreement was reached between Greece and Egypt on their respective Exclusive Economic Zones. According to information from OPEN TV, Ankara informed…
Muslims in Athens fear their own official place of worship that is due to open could be delayed in retaliation for the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, Turkey’s Daily Sabah…
Greece is stepping up efforts for the permanent return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens prior to next year’s 200th Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence of 1821, Greek Culture and Sports…
The full moon of August dazzled in the sky last night in Athens and what a beautiful sight it was! The biggest and most popular moon of the year shined while seventy-seven archaeological sites, monuments…
Tesla has announced it is opening a pop-up store, as well as a service centre in Athens. In an announcement, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated that it has launched the Design Studio for Greece,…
Anyone lucky enough to be in Greece at the moment, must enjoy the August Full Moon events. On August 3, seventy-seven archaeological sites, monuments and museums across Greece will host free cultural events.…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the fire-stricken resort of Mati, one week after the two-year anniversary of the tragedy which claimed 102 lives. Mitsotakis said that the main challenge facing his government was to…
Mikis Theodorakis was born on July 29 in 1925, on the Greek island of Chios. The famous Greek songwriter and composer has written over 1000 songs and is viewed as Greece’s best-known living…
Professor of Infectious Diseases, Nikos Sypsas, expressed great concern about coronavirus cases in Athens and Thessaloniki, emphasising that there is a spread in the community. “It seems that we are in total…
Crews from the Municipality of Athens’ sanitation department using five large sweepers and six street washing machines, cleaned and washed the streets in Plaka on Sunday. It is recalled that similar cleanups…
What’s one of the best ways to enjoy the Grecian sun? Eat your weight in ice cream and gelato, clearly. GCT shares the best scoops (places) to visit in Athens. Le Greche…
On July 23, 2018, wildfires that devastated the seaside town of Mati, left the entire Greek nation and the world in a state of shock. On the anniversary of the deadly fire,…
While Athenians tan and splash at the beach, they are able to charge their devices, thanks to solar panels that have been installed on top of beach umbrellas at the public sandy…
Athens is calmly monitoring all the movements from Turkey who caused further provocations yesterday by releasing its NAVTEX to survey gas and oil deposits within the Greek continental shelf. Greece responded with…
American Airlines announced new routes for next year’s summer season, including from New York to Athens. In a bid to come back from Covid-19 stronger, JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have joined…
The Israeli government ratified a deal on the EastMed pipeline project signed with Greece and Cyprus. The 1,900-kilometre EastMed pipeline, which has been in planning for several years, is intended to provide…