Gods and monsters

BETTANY HUGHES on bringing seven magnificent monuments to life

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Legend has it that Athena became the patron goddess of Athens when its citizens chose her gift of an olive tree over the sea god Poseidon’s offering of a spring (which, unhelpfully, spouted salty wate

Should ancient Athens serve modern progressive causes?

Nestled in the sapphire Ionian Sea, Ithaca is my favourite island in the southern Ionian. Without an international airport, it remains untouched by mass tourism, preserving an authentic atmosphere. Wo

Venetian fortresses, Ottoman mosques and historic family bakeries combine in this ancient city on Crete’s northwestern coast