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.

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meteora is a complex of imposing dark rocks, rising over the settlements of Kalampaka and the picturesque Kastraki village, on the ...

Rock climbing in Athens taught a writer how nature and history come together. Here's what to know about the growing sport.

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 ...

Fancy seatrekking, swimrunning or bodypainting? These and more familiar outdoor pursuits are on offer at destinations from northern Norway to the Greek islands Research for a new guide book meant ...

Once the island of Kalymnos in Greece's Dodecanese cursed the hand nature had dealt it. Huge rock escarpments line its western coast, overlooking the Aegean. The slopes below, covered in wild oregano, ...