Hydra

By Margarita Pournara

According to the French Romantic artist Eugene Delacroix, the first virtue of a painting is that it be a feast for the eyes. This quality features prominently in the work of Greek artist Panayiotis Tetsis.

The head of the main police precinct on the Saronic island of Hydra, who was photographed giving a Nazi salute in a transport museum in Germany, has been the focus of an internal investigation since July, sources said on Monday.

By Katya Kazakina

As Art Basel in Switzerland wound down last week, an international caravan of collectors descended upon a small island in Greece for what has become the art world’s annual tradition of mixing business with pleasure.

By Vangelis Mandravelis

State bailout fund TAIPED is moving ahead with its plans for the utilization of three major state properties, the Olympic facilities at Galatsi and Markopoulo and the Sambariza property at Ermioni, all in Attica.

A moderate tremor rattled the island of Hydra in Greece's Saronic Gulf on Friday night.

The earthquake struck at 11.08 p.m. and was felt in Athens. Hydra is 85 kilometers southwest of the capital's main port, Piraeus.