The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of ...

Holly D. Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district just below the ancient site itself – houses various archaeological findings ...

Entry to the Acropolis costs 30 euros, 22 euros for the Louvre, and 25 euros for Hagia Sophia. The "Smile of the Mona Lisa" becomes very expensive, as if someone wants to see the painting alone, they ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

Housing more than 4,000 works of art, the New Acropolis Museum in Athens will contain the world's most extensive repository of Archaic and Classical Greek sculptures. The $190 million glass-and ...

The mayor believes that by the time the work is finished, the birthplace of democracy will have shed 3 degrees off of annual ...

As you wander through its galleries, you'll discover the stories and artistry of ancient Athens. The museum provides context and depth to your Acropolis visit, enhancing your understanding of the ...

An open-air museum filled with sites of antiquity, the Greek capital has a well-earned reputation for being a rewarding ...

Pre-summer is the ideal time to experience the Greek capital at its finest – bathed in sunshine and blissfully free of crowds ...

Athens sprawls across the Attica Basin ... to several luxury hotels and top-notch restaurants, as well as the Acropolis Museum, which houses artifacts from the Parthenon and other nearby temples.