Tucked under the Acropolis, Athens’ Old Town features a concentration of ruins, museums, tavernas and rooftop gems.

The Parthenon The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on ...

A Greek temple found in Gloucestershire has a stunning garden with hidden tunnels and lakes offering a slice of the ...

Greek and Roman religion venerated one plurality of gods, heroesbut also personifications of abstract concepts. The ancient ...

Nobody knows Europe quite like Rick Steves, and what better way to explore the continent than on one of the travel guru's ...

Archaeologists in Cyprus made a remarkable discovery—an intricately designed 4th-century Roman mosaic depicting a dramatic ...

Back in the mid-19th century, famed editor Horace Greeley told the American democracy’s pioneers, “Go West, young man!” Today, for denizens of this South ...

Now, snorkelers can swim among its remarkably preserved ruins, where statues, temples, and everyday objects whisper tales of ...

The ancient city of Teos sits on the western coast of Türkiye, directly across the Aegean Sea from Athens. Today, it is ...

Agrarian societies, historically reliant on favorable conditions in nature for their survival, created these rituals to ward off evil and misfortune, she said. Carnival revelry has for centuries ...

As far back as the 8th century B.C.E., the city of Corinth served as the beating heart of the Mediterranean’s commerce. Lechaion, its sea port, was at the very core of its success. A new study ...