Athens News

Athens International Airport (AIA) saw its passenger traffic in September slow down compared to the improvement recorded during the peak summer period of July and August.

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis is considering new people-centered policies to improve the standard of living in the Greek capital and address climate change.

The City of Athens celebrated World Animal Day 2021 with events at its shelter for stray animals in the Votanikos district.

The Acropolis Museum has extended its ‘A museum open to all’ cultural program for migrants and refugees until October 7.

The “Grand Walk” project of Athens, which aims to unify the city’s archaeological sites and create bicycle lanes, has failed to win over the Greek capital’s residents, a survey reveals.

A number of neighborhoods in Athens are getting new sidewalks as part of the municipality’s efforts to improve the everyday life of residents.

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis gave his counterpart from Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a tour of the Greek capital’s ongoing renovation projects and sites.

Athens was the most searched for destination in August by potential travelers from the US, UK and France, according to data released by Tourix.

The mayors of Athens and Istanbul, Kostas Bakoyannis and Ekrem İmamoğlu, met in the Greek capital and discussed mutual actions that will “build bridges of peace”.

The Athens Urban Transport Organization – OASA has launched an interactive map that has important information for commuters in the Greek capital.

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, the Acropolis Museum in Athens will hold a special program in an aim to reach out to people with a different cultural …

Athens will be the host city to the Monocle Magazine’s ‘Quality of Life’ Conference 2021 during September 23-25.

Hollywood star and Oscar nominee Glenn Close is in Athens to film the second season of Israeli espionage thriller “Tehran”.

The Athens Municipality has expanded its street art program with the addition of another impressive mural in the district of Gazi.

Online searches for accommodation in Athens picked up pace in July compared to the previous months, according to a survey conducted by Tourix.

Museums and cultural spaces in Athens take the spotlight as part of the “Art on the Road” campaign launched by the municipality and Interbus.

The Municipality of Athens is renovating the lower part of Syntagma Square in the center of the Greek capital.

A new study on Athens’ tourism carrying capacity has launched by the World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage and the Athens Development and Destination Management Agency.

The Municipality of Athens wrapped up a major cleanup operation and removed graffiti from the walls of buildings in the district of Plaka, near the Acropolis.

The Old Acropolis Museum in Athens will be restored to reopen as an exhibition venue.