The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’s immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.