Athens

Volunteers prepare salads on Saturday as part of a joint campaign between Athens municipal services and Skai's Oloi Mazi Boroume (Together We Can) campaign ahead of World Food Day Monday. The campaign, which aims to discourage the waste of food, involved food handouts on central Vissis and Aiolou streets.

The stiff leg derrick crane that was put on the Parthenon of the Acropolis in 1984 for restoration works, is to be replaced by a lighter one.

Members of the Greek Presidential Guard present arms on the Acropolis Hill Thursday during a ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Athens from Nazi occupation during World War Two.

Athens is ranked 91st among the top 100 cities to spend 48 hours, according to WeenekdGo. The goal of the study was not only to define which factors make a city great for short visits, but also which trips are best suited to different age groups and dynamics.

The City of Athens commemorated the 73rd anniversary of the Greek capital's liberation from the Nazis with a special flag-raising ceremony on the Acropolis hill and wreath layings at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Parliament at Syntagma Square earlier today.

The Athens International airport of Eleftherios Venizelos is ranked 22nd among 30 EU airports with the highest passenger transport having a total 20 million passengers last year. The El. Venizelos recorded a 10.6% rise in passenger transport compared last year.

Young Greek singer-songwriter Monika will be performing with her band at Athens International Airport on Friday, October 13, as part of AIA's "Fly Me to the Moon" cultural program. Monika appeared on the country's indie music scene in 2008 with her debut album "Avatar," followed by a second, "Exit," in 2010.

The pollution caused by the sinking last month of the Agia Zoni II tanker off the coast of Salamina in the Saronic Gulf near Piraeus has still not abated in certain areas, according to the Hellenic Center for Maritime Research (ELKETHE). 

Members of anarchist group Rouvikonas invaded the Spanish Embassy in Athens on Wednesday morning and briefly occupied the premises from 10.10am. The building is located on Dionysiou Aeropageitou street under the Acropolis. They caused some damage to the building and threw leaflets. The group uploaded a post on their site explaining the reasons that led them to act.

Unknown assailants, allegedly members of the Rouvikonas (Greek for Rubicon) anti-establishment group, have stormed into the Spanish Embassy in central Athens, according to reports Wednesday.

Early reports indicate the assailants caused damage to the embassy building on the Dionysiou Areopagitou promenade, near the Acropolis, but there are as yet no reports of injuries.