This bombshell beach on one of the Ionian islands has just been named best in Europe (Picture: Getty Images) With 6,000 islands and a mainland that’s larger than England, Greece has more than its fair ...

From Eratosthenes debating its location in ancient Alexandria to modern excavations on Cephalonia and Ithaca, the hunt for the true Bronze Age homeland of Odysseus remains one of archaeology's most ...

After HMS Perseus struck a mine off Cephalonia in 1941, one stoker claimed he forced open an escape hatch at a depth far beyond what the equipment was designed to handle and reached the surface alive.

Recent excavations on the Greek island of Cephalonia have uncovered a remarkable pair of ancient wells, shedding light on some of the earliest material extraction practices in the Aegean region.

I BEG leave to forward to you an extract from a letter which I have recently received from a friend and former pupil who is at present an officer on board one of Her Majesty's ships in the ...

If a trip to a tropical beach or secluded cabin thousands of miles from home is off the table, the next best thing is to pick up a book that will bring you on journeys all across the world from the ...

Myths in the ancient world were not confined to the world of movies and children’s books like they are today. They played a vital part in political life and ancient Greek diplomacy. For example, myths ...

From the groves of Corfu and Cephalonia to the orchards of Tiberias and Jaffa, the saga of the etrog under Ottoman rule reveals how a fruit became entangled in struggles of faith and trade. Every fall ...

Wildfires caused by arsonists or thunderstorms and fanned by a heatwave and strong winds continued to rage across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning houses, farms and factories and forcing the ...

IN answer to the inquiry of your correspondent in the last number of NATURE (p. 173) I beg to inform him that the shells of the Pliocene formation in the Morea have been long since investigated, as is ...

Travellers looking to explore a more authentic and serene side of Europe’s coasts will not need to travel very far this summer. Just a three-hour plane journey from the UK, one historic seaside ...