Richard Betts' Corfu experience puts a new spin on the idea of a conducted tour.

Greece's fire department says the death toll from wildfires has increased to 79.

Travellers due to visit Greece urged to monitor blaze though most destinations unaffected.

In one unit, 26 bodies were found huddled tightly together, many of them hugging.

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A sailing itinerary through the the Greek islands, full of mythical sites and epic adventure.

Archaeologists may have discovered oldest known extract of Homer's poem 'The Odyssey'.

COMMENT: Recession worries are edging on to radar screens.

"Every country should be given a huge shopping trolley and 2mins in the British Museum!"

Warnings of loss of 'life and property' as storm dubbed "Beast from the East" hits.

A Greek holiday conjures images of white buildings and restaurants by the sea.

White, sculpted houses set against the blue Agean of this Greek island act like a siren's call to cruise ships in the Med

Love is far more complex than the star-crossed romance we're sold in movies.

We talk to three experts about some diets making headlines in 2017.

Before his guilty plea, Papadopoulos found a close ally in the pro-Russian Greek defense.

Cancer-causing dye was added to turn sunflower oil into 'olive oil'.

From Greece to New Zealand, Torty the Tortoise has had more than a century of adventures.

There are 6000 Greek islands, some known more than others, writes Jane Jurgens.

British couple who 'performed a sex act' in wedding photo say church's ban is 'madness'.

Corfu resort is the ideal spot for a first family holiday, writes Kate Whiting.

Celia Hollingworth had phoned her brother to say she was being attacked by dogs.

The main attraction of Chalkidiki's jutting peninsulas are its beaches.

Retired university professor is believed to have been mauled to death by dogs in Greece.

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Kiwi reporter Charlotte Bellis reveals the colourful lives surviving in a monotone world.

Lunch is the pivot of the Greek day, writes Annabel Langbein.

If there's one summer destination that's worth dreaming about, it's the Greek islands.

Children forced to sleep in park for second night after earthquake struck Kos and Turkey.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has killed at least two people and a number have been injured.

A European carmaker's advert for the Chinese market has backfired spectacularly.