“In Greece you are modest. You have excellent startups getting matured and getting copied outside of Greece, but you don’t communicate them”. These were the words, back in 2014, of Neelie Kroes– the then Vice-President of the…

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Imagine that you are working in a European capital and that before or after your work, on a busy weekday, you wear your swimsuit and in 10 or 20 minutes you go to the beach for swimming or surfing, or you go to a beach bar in the night for a drink.…

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It’s now official, Thessaloniki is a culinary paradise! In fact, Greece’s second-largest city has always been referred to as the country’s gastronomic capital but -as recently announced - it also proudly became the first Greek…

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Could cutting-edge science provide the solution to Greece’s decades-long campaign concerning the return of the Parthenon Marbles and the reunification of one of the world's greatest cultural monuments? The Institute of Digital Archaeology…

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Greece aims to create new business opportunities thanks to its nascent cannabis economy. The use of medical cannabis in Greece was legalised in 2017, while the prohibition of its production was lifted in early 2018. In late 2018, the first two licenc…

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Did you know that Greece offers many studying opportunities at Master’s degree level exclusively in English?

In Greece you can find some challenging and innovative fully English-taught Master's degree programmes in a variety of disciplines, es…

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The Greek islands, well known for their sunny beaches and clear blue waters, attract outdoor enthusiasts not only for activities such as diving, scuba diving, snorkeling, wind surfing, sailing or just sun bathing, but also for hiking and walking tou…

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A large number of festival were held in Athens throughout the year, usually in honour of Gods, such as Dionysus, Apollo, Hermes and, of course, Athena, the city-state protectress, while others were centred around concepts such as family or citizenshi…

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Greece’s Carnival season, known as "Apokries", is the festive season preceding Lent, a period of masquerading, eating, drinking and dancing, which reaches its peak with extravagant parades of giant floats and colorful street groups. Traditional…

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2021 is a highly symbolic year for Greece as it marks the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the country’s Independence War against the Ottoman rule in 1821. “Greece 2021” the coordinating Committee responsible for the organizati…

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