Athens, the capital of Greece hardly evokes the image of a climbing paradise. Most people know the city either as a busy metropolis or as a place of ancient history, monuments and mass tourism.

Meteora is a complex of imposing dark rocks, rising over the settlements of Kalampaka and the picturesque Kastraki village, on the plain of Thessaly, Greece. There are approximately 900 multi-pitch ...

Rock climbing on Kalymnos in Greece is simply a dream come true! Awesome limestone crags, stunning routes, a relaxed holiday atmosphere, the warm Aegean sea to dip into after a hard day on the rocks, ...

My chalked-up hand has a death grip on a rail of orange limestone. I can feel the lactate burning in my forearm as I press my feet down onto the table-sized stalactite below me. I lean out into the ...

Santorini has its world-renowned sunsets. Rhodes hosts one of the best-preserved ancient fortresses in the world. And Mykonos has such riveting nightlife that travelers have been known to miss their ...

While most travellers to Greece head for the islands, I head for the hills: the mountains and valleys of the Peloponnese. Attached to the rest of Greece by a thin isthmus, this rugged land has always ...

Lured by myth and legends, Justine Gosling journeyed to Mount Olympus (Picture: Justine Gosling) According to mythology, 12 mighty gods once ruled the world from Mytikas peak – the lofty summit of ...

Bouldering is particularly winter-friendly because, by definition, the climbs are short, so there’s no time to “numb out.” ...

Rentina, Greece -- The sound of silence is all that is heard on a warm and sunny morning in northern Greece. There is no indication in the small opposition force camp that anything is amiss or headed ...