From Greece and Cyprus
Coverage from Greece and Cyprus on politics, society, and culture.
6,700 Nests and a Fragile Victory: Greece’s Sea Turtles Return to Kyparissia
This summer, loggerhead turtles made a strong comeback to Kyparissia Bay in Greece, with nearly 8,000 nests in the surrounding area—a victory decades in the making.
Religious Tourism in Greece: Why Meteora in Thessaly Attracts Visitors from Around the World
A University of Thessaly study highlights how Meteora’s monasteries make Thessaly a global hub for religious tourism, where faith, culture, and landscape meet high above the plains of Greece.
Paradise at the Breaking Point: When Greece’s Tourism Boom Becomes Its Undoing
Greece welcomes record visitors and soaring revenues in 2025, but beneath the surface, collapsing infrastructure, water shortages, and rising prices are pushing locals out of their own paradise.
A Golden Glimpse of Motherhood in Ancient Macedonia
A tiny gold ring unearthed near Thessaloniki captures a mother nursing her child—a rare glimpse of private life in ancient Macedonia.
Greece’s Vanishing Trades: Why the Shortage of Skilled Workers Matters
Greece is running out of skilled tradespeople. From construction to bakeries, employers say the work is there, but the people are not.
Why Americans Keep Choosing Europe and Greece in Uncertain Times
Even as global travel costs rise, new data from the European Travel Commission shows that Americans keep returning to Europe and Greece.
When Greece Faced a Silent Enemy: The Spanish Flu of 1918
In 1918, the Spanish flu swept through Greece, leaving villages silent and entire families lost — a tragedy still remembered a century later.
How a Village in Greece Keeps the Tsarouchi Alive
In a small mountain village in Thessaly, the Kogias family has been making tsarouchia by hand since 1910. From the Evzones in Athens to Greek dance groups in Philadelphia and Melbourne, their shoes carry a tradition…
When Hitler Spoke to the Reichstag After Entering Athens
On May 4, 1941, Hitler told the Reichstag that Germany had no quarrel with Greece. He spoke of trade and partnership while his army occupied Athens. His words show how propaganda hid conquest, a history still…
The Greek at Bletchley Park: Peter Calvocoressi and the WWII Codebreakers
Few know that among the codebreakers of Bletchley Park was Peter Calvocoressi, the son of a Greek family from Chios whose intelligence work helped Britain win its darkest battles in World War II.
“Who Speaks Today of the Extermination of the Armenians?” – Marjorie Housepian Dobkin’s 1971 Warning
In 1971, Marjorie Housepian Dobkin warned in Philadelphia that forgetting genocide invites its return—a warning that still resonates today.
Today in History: 198 Years Since the Battle of Navarino
On this day in 1827, the allied fleets of Britain, France, and Russia defeated the Ottoman navy at Navarino Bay, a victory that secured Greece’s independence.
