Strong Winds Ground Ferries, Heighten Wildfire Risk Across Greece Strong winds and dry conditions raise wildfire risks across ...

Greece's Civil Protection warns of Extremely High Risk of Fires - Alert Category 5 - for 6 regions across the country as well as of Very High ...

People know they’re welcome, even without an invitation, so they just come. Locals, foreigners—everyone,” Dakis Joannou told ...

A large wildfire has broken out south of Athens, forcing evacuations and road closures near the ancient Temple of Poseidon.

Ferry tickets to Greece's Cyclades vary according to demand and the distance of the island from the three main ports near ...

Greek summers are synonymous with sea, sand and sun, not just for visitors but for Greeks themselves. As summer approaches, ...

Greece and the water are almost synonymous. At more than 13,600 kilometres, including the mainland and hundreds of islands, Greece has the longest coastline in the Mediterranean basin. Residents ...

Greece is known for its abundance of unique islands, which every summer offer visitors a chance to unwind like nowhere else in the world. Greece has more than 6000 islands and islets under its name.

Greece issues summer blaze warning as record number of firefighters deployed. Greece has also earmarked some 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) to buy new aircraft. Angeliki Koutantou.

Last August, during Greece's hottest summer on record, a woman died and 10,000 hectares of land were burnt in a wildfire that barrelled from a forest into Athens' northern suburbs. Some 18,000 ...

Last year was Earth’s warmest summer on record, according to NASA analysis. Global temperatures in 2024 were 2.30 degrees Fahrenheit above the agency’s 20th-century baseline (1951-1980), which ...