The normally busy streets and squares of Athens were empty this week as the country continued its lockdown, designed to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.

By Odett Schumann

Am Ende meiner Griechenlandtour kann ich all die Sommerurlauber gut verstehen, bin aber dennoch auch sehr froh, dieses großartige Land im ruhigen Winter für mich entdeckt zu haben.

By Ella Buchan

The Athens Riviera – whose beauty and glamour have been compared to the Côte d’Azur – became a playground for the Athenian elite and the world’s most famous faces. Frank Sinatra and Brigitte Bardot bronzed on the beaches and dined in tavernas.

By Rebecca Hall

Greeks also have a communal culture – family is very important to them, as is the celebrated Greek philotimo, or kindness to strangers. They pull together in hard times.

By Rachel Howard

The Athens Riviera may not have the cachet of the Côte d’Azur or the sheer drama of the Amalfi Coast, but this 35-mile coastline is back in the spotlight. Stretching from metropolitan Paleo Faliro to Cape Sounion, a craggy headland crowned by the magnificent temple of Poseidon, the Riviera is where Athenians come to escape the clamour and concrete of the inner city.

By Rose Hill

From classic culture to stylish food, enjoy being pampered in Greece.

By Michael Billington

My immediate impression was that Athens is a hive of theatrical activity: some 1,500 productions a year covering everything from Aeschylus and Sophocles to Pinter and Albee.

By Ioanna Gkomouza and Charis Kanellopoulou

More than 20 years after it was founded, and following several long delays in the opening of its renovated home in the former Fix brewery in Athens, EMST—National Museum of Contemporary Art welcomed its first visitors this week.