News on Athens (Greece)

Special report: A big fat Greek real estate sale

2011-05-06T01:30:07Z

ATHENS (Reuters) - Would you do a property deal with Greece? For a country that hopes to escape bankruptcy by shifting billions of euros worth of prime real estate, Athens' sales pitch is far from reassuring.

Take its attempts with the old Hellenikon airport in Athens. The a...

Investing in Greece

2010-10-05T14:25:14Z

There's no greater historical country in Europe than the place where the continent's civilization originateeveryone intrigued and longing to visit the country at least once in their lifetime. The country that has produced great thinkers, like Aristotle, and some famous places, like Athens, Corinth and Sparta, is now, a modern country with every remnant from the ancient civilization and not-so-ancient history intact.

If ancient Athens was the cultural and artistic centre of the ...

Greek Real Estate is No Holiday!

2010-09-10T16:13:07Z

Think of Greece and you will probably have thoughts of hot Greek Islands and cities full of archaeological sites and monuments. It is a visitors paradise so you may be mistaken in thinking that investment property in Greece would revolve purely around holiday rentals. It is true that these are in strong demand for overseas investors but Greece has so much more to offer the savvy real estate investor.

The Greek real estate market saw a boom in the past several years focused on...

Unexpected Real Estate in Greece

2010-10-15T18:32:04Z

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Greece Explosion

2010-12-30T06:01:35Z

A police forensic expert gathers evidence at the scene of a motorcycle bomb that damaged two court administration buildings in Athens, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. A powerful bomb hidden on a parked motorcycle exploded outside two court buildings in central Athens and a small bomb went off outside the Greek embassy in Buenos Aires, Argent...

APTOPIX Greece Financial Crisis

2010-12-23T00:31:08Z

Riot police guard the Greek parliament as protesters hold a banner reads ''Stability pact? No thanks'' during a rally in Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Greek unions are stepping up protests against the government's tough austerity program, leaving Athens without public transport ahead of a crucial budget vote. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece Financial Crisis

2010-12-22T23:31:14Z

A woman rides her bicycle in front of the tomb of the unknown soldier at the Greek parliament during a 24-hour strike by metropolitan transport workers in Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Greek unions are stepping up protests against the government's tough austerity program, leaving Athens without public transport ahead of a crucial budget vote. (AP Photo/Thanassis Sta...

Greece Europe Bleak Christmas

2010-12-20T14:01:48Z

In this picture taken on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, Athenians buy Christmas items offered by a central Athens store at 70 percent discount. Greece is one of several European countries facing pay-cuts, price increases and rapidly rising unemployment ahead of Christmas, with many store owners struggling to stay in business. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)