On this day in 2007, Milan beat Liverpool 2-1 in Athens to win the UEFA Champions League.

Artists in Athens transform more than 100 telephone exchange boxes into works of art as part of the "Athens Urban Gallery", a project initiated by the Municipality of Athens.

Hundreds of students demonstrate in Athens and other cities over a plan to increase policing at the country's violence-prone universities. The ministries of education and police this week rolled out the plan to create a dedicated 1,000-strong force to patrol campuses.

Snow carpets the capital as a cold front hits Greece.

A blanket of snow covers the Acropolis and central Athens as the 'Medea' cold front hits Greece.

People demonstrate in Athens against plans to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all health workers and retirement home employees, with police using tear gas and water cannon to disperse some protesters.

A total of 141 firefighters have been mobilised to contain a forest blaze at the base of Mount Penteli north of Athens. The fire service are backed by 10 helicopters and eight firefighting planes, but said strong winds were complicating operations.

Tourist attractions close in Athens as temperatures soar during one of the worst heatwaves the country has seen in decades. The intense heat has led to deadly wildfires in the region, with nearby Turkey suffering its worst fires in at least a decade.

Emergency services evacuated several northern suburbs of the Greek capital after fresh fires broke out late on Tuesday as strong winds and blistering heat continue to complicate the efforts of rescue crews.

Flames and smoke rise above a forest in the Athens suburb of Varympompi as a fire broke out, cutting a section of the main motorway linking Athens to northern and southern Greece, as the nation reels under a severe heatwave.

Fire continues to rage on the outskirts of Athens as thousands of tourists and residents were evacuated. At least 1,450 Greek firefighters along with 15 aircraft are battling the infernos. The blazes in Greece are set to continue, with strong winds and temperatures of up to 38 degrees Celsius (100°F) forecast in some regions making it difficult to contain the fires.