A beautiful Greek island famous for its residents’ longevity is closer to Turkey than to the mainland. Ikaria is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 miles southwest of the island of Samos ...

There are five blue zones: Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (USA), Sardinia (Italy), and Nicoya (Costa Rica). It is thought that a combination of genetics, diet, lifestyle, and even ...

Greek grandmothers have long understood the power of daily movement. You think SoulCycle is tough? Try chasing chickens in the mountains. In Ikaria — one of the world’s five Blue Zones, regions known ...

The location at Dassia is also very special; snuggled into a crescent of buttery-soft golden sand, it makes it one of the best beach hotels in Greece (perfect for little toes).

This is where history and nature meet and time slows down just enough for one to be able to fully absorb it all. 3. Ikaria, Greece – The Island Where Time Slows Down (Image Source: iStock) In a nation ...

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File photo. Credit: AMNA Greece is expected to come to a standstill on Wednesday, April 9, as the country’s two largest labor unions have declared a 24-hour nationwide strike. The strike organized by ...

In Greece, air traffic controllers have threatened to join a 24-hour walkout by public sector employees on Wednesday (9 April). The same day, easyJet flight attendants in Italy will strike for four ...

An Ohio State food spot has closed permanently this week. Apollo's Greek Kitchen, a long-standing family-owned restaurant on High Street, closed after serving as a late-night alternative to pizza ...

Although the country already spends 3% of its GDP on the military, it plans to spend a further €25 billion to modernize. The move comes as Greece emerges from more than a decade of austerity.

According to Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY), Crete and the Dodecanese will remain at the epicenter of the new wave of extreme weather until midday Wednesday, while the islands of Chios ...