This stunning Greek city is the perfect place for an Easter break, with pleasant temperatures but without the crowds that ...

Aquamarine waters, delicious cuisine, white-sand beaches and a rich history: Greece has long been a dream holiday destination ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states and independent towns, rather than by one all-powerful king, is its geography. The country's mountainous terrain, many ...

But Ancient Greece isn’t one big country. Our civilisation has grown from small, rival communities, often cut off from each other by mountains, rivers and the sea, to create the city-states ...

Travel Reporter Hope Brotherton visited Anafiotika on a recent trip to Athens and felt uneasy about her quick tour roundCredit: Hope Brotherton On a recent trip to the city, I made sure to stop by ...

Historians call this Classical Greece. Image caption, The Parthenon temple was built for the Greek goddess Athena. It sits on top of a hill called the Acropolis and looks out over the city of Athens.