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1. Daktylios: Athens Traffic Ring restrictions in effect as of Oct 13

   Athens has reintroduced its long-standing traffic ring system, known as daktylios, in the city center starting Monday, October 13, 2025. The measure aims to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution, particularly as the capital enters a busier season. The measure is traditionally suspended mid-July to mid-October, when majority of Athens are on vacation and the […]

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2. Tourists in wheelchairs carried by hands as Acropolis elevator out of order

   Sad images were captured by the camera at the Acropolis, when tourists with disabilities wanted to enjoy the top monument of classical antiquity. The elevator was out of order, so people in wheelchairs had to find a way to climb the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis. And this way, as can be seen from the […]

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3. Danish tourist arrested on Rhodes for stealing and throwing away a Greek flag

   A 28-year-old Danish tourist was arrested on the island of Rhodes for taking down and thrown away a Greek flag from a public building. The woman was drunk during the incident and she resisted her arrest thus injuring a police office. The incident took place in the early morning hours of Saturday when the Danish […]

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4. German woman returns ancient capstone to Greece’s authorities

   A fragment of a capstone from the Leonidaion of Ancient Olympia, which had been illegally removed during the 1960s, was repatriated from Münster, Germany, at the Conference Centro of Ancient Olympia. According to a statement by the Ministry of Culture, it is a fragment of an Ionic capstone, made of limestone, which has plaster in […]

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5. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under Defense Ministry oversight? People are angry

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Sunday that the Ministry of National Defense will assume exclusive oversight of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located in front of Parliament. “Next week, a legislative regulation will assign sole responsibility for the protection and proper operation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to where it truly […]

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