A sleepy peninsula west of Athens, the Peloponnese offers uniquely Greek experiences ranging from visits to olive farms, boat ...

After the Trojan War, some of the Athenian troops were said to have been blown off course, leading to the founding of Scione.

For over two thousand years, successive societies forged the civilization of ancient Greece. From the early societies of the ...

Rick Steves If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Studded with antiquities, this land of ancient Olympia, Corinth, and Sparta offers ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

This oldest bridge in the world, Arkadiko Bridge, was built around 1330 BC and is still in use up to this day.

Hellanicus of Lesbos, born c. 480 BC in Greece, was one of the earliest, most prolific Greek logographers of the 5th century ...

exploring ancient ruins, or chatting with villagers during a folk festival. The BBC’s nod to the Peloponnese as one of Europe ...

The Peloponnese - the beguiling region of Greece that's south-west of Athens and "separated" from the rest of the mainland by the Corinth Canal - teems with legendary experiences. This is where ...

Myth has it that Voidokilia Beach is Homer's 'sandy Pylos', where Telemachus was welcomed by King Nestor when searching for Odysseus. Photograph by Getty Images; Ankarb ...