IOC President Thomas Bach was in Italy this week for meetings in Rome and Milan, where he joined the ceremony to mark one ...

Explore the origins of the 8 oldest sports in human history, including running, boxing, and gymnastics, and how they shaped the athletic events we know today.

This real-life clash of the titans was once used as a morale booster for Ottoman troops and now draws visitors from all over ...

Olympic Holidays reveals the Greek Islands which always sell out first so you can get ahead of the game and be sure to get your top ...

The past few years have seen record-breaking tourism to Greece, a red hot travel destination that is about to get even hotter ...

The history of the marathon's distance is rooted in the very spirit for which the Olympics were created, and an event that occurred in 1908.

On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a ...

Ancient finds shape how we view history - and the world ... 2000 years old was found abandoned in a rubbish bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT).

Accidental archaeological discoveries are relatively common in Greece, a country renowned for its ancient heritage, and often made during building construction or public works. In December ...