Athens

A hotel that has sprung up near the former royal estate of Tatoi in northern Athens is on course for demolition.

The 2,000-square-meter hotel has been illegally built by a businessman who was granted a permit to carry out repairs on a 120-square-meter building that was damaged in a major wildfire in the summer of 2021.

The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) issued a call of interest for a majority stake sale (50%+1 share) in Lavrio Port Authority SA on Wednesday.

The authority has the exclusive right of use and development of the southeastern Attica port's sports fields, buildings and facilities through a 60-year concession it has signed with the Greek state.

It is a beautiful, yet little known part of the history of Athens

Members of the student associations of Athens occupied the Rectorate of the University of Athens on Thursday, as protests around the country mount in response to a government bill allowing the establishment of private universities.

A network of thousands of underground spaces are scattered beneath Athens. Pedestrians hurry past them, not suspecting that the metal lid of a manhole they have just stepped on is one of the gates to a vast web of spaces, which for decades has been sealed in silence and oblivion.

The best eateries in Thiseio, Athens, from rooftop tables to backstreet gardens, serving inventive creations and traditional dishes.

The Church of Agios Nikolaos and the residential area of Neapoli in Athens in 1918.

The Athens Municipal Authority does not have the resources to keep up with more than 1,700 upgrades and repairs being carried out across its jurisdiction by public and private utility companies, which often leave a mess of broken streets and pavements behind, adding to residents' frustration with the noise, dust and lack of sidewalks and parking, according to a city official. 

The announcement of the Municipality of Athens after the news concerning the son of the former Prime Minister - "No one should be judged, on the basis of his name or origin"

Police charged two men, aged 62 and 29, with reckless driving on Friday for excessive speeding along the Athens-Sounio national road.

According to police, the two drivers were identified via their own social media uploads, on which they had posted videos documenting their racing in Attica's Agia Marina area, where they reached speeds of up to 178 kilometers per hour.