Like young lovers do,Leonard and Effy made a pact. It would last 40 years

Like young lovers do,Leonard and Effy made a pact. It would last 40 years

Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski have been recording Greek life in Australia for 40 years,trying to dispel the myth that they only ran cafes.

  • byJulie Power

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Six of the best rooftop bars in Athens

Six of the best rooftop bars in Athens

No matter what happens in Athens,it’s really all about the Acropolis. And a rooftop bar – ideally at sunset ­– is where you see it at its magical best.

  • byMargaret Barca
Whodunnit:Why were novels by a famous Australian author forgotten by history?

Whodunnit:Why were novels by a famous Australian author forgotten by history?

Derham Groves was curating an exhibition about Australian crime literature when he stumbled across five books featuring an eccentric amateur sleuth.

  • byJewel Topsfield
King Charles’ Greek flag tie raises eyebrows amid Elgin Marbles spat

King Charles’ Greek flag tie raises eyebrows amid Elgin Marbles spat

Earlier this week,British PM Rishi Sunak abruptly cancelled a meeting with the Greek PM after his counterpart called again for the return of the sculptures.

  • byAlex Wickham
‘Hissy fit’:Sunak accused of losing his marbles in centuries-old dispute

‘Hissy fit’:Sunak accused of losing his marbles in centuries-old dispute

A visit by the Greek prime minister to London this week has reignited a 200-year-old feud over the fate of the 2500-year-old Parthenon sculptures.

  • byRob Harris
This Greek food adventure will push your stomach to its limits

This Greek food adventure will push your stomach to its limits

Trigona panoramatos,bougatsa and Sfakianopita might not trip off the tongue but they certainly slip down the throat easily enough.

  • byKeith Austin
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I work nine months of the year for a three-month holiday in Greece and Italy

I work nine months of the year for a three-month holiday in Greece and Italy

It’s my idea of a life worth living.

  • byJenna Holmes
‘An enthralling country,but be prepared to be naked’:A survivor’s guide to Europe

‘An enthralling country,but be prepared to be naked’:A survivor’s guide to Europe

Don’t head to the continent without reading this advice first.

  • byKathy Lette
There’s more to this hedonistic Greek island than nightlife and beaches

There’s more to this hedonistic Greek island than nightlife and beaches

For the 15,000 or so visitors who pour off the cruise ships in Mykonos each day,there are plenty of things to do.

  • byKeith Austin
‘Black storm’:Parts of Hong Kong submerged after heaviest rain in 140 years

‘Black storm’:Parts of Hong Kong submerged after heaviest rain in 140 years

The rain turned streets into torrents,underground carparks into waterfalls and shopping malls into lakes. It also continues to cause deaths and destruction in Greece.

  • byTyrone Siu andFarah Master
First bushfires,now severe rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece,Turkey,Bulgaria

First bushfires,now severe rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece,Turkey,Bulgaria

At least 11 people are dead and several are missing after freak storms hit parts of Europe. Athens had almost twice the annual average rain fall in one day.