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Thessaloniki Train Cemetery

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

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The Ruins of Rentina

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

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Thessaloniki Brothel

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

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Abandoned Bogomils Graveyard

This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.

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Heptapyrgion Fortress

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

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Yeni Camii

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.

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Pasha Gardens

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

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Patsas

This offal soup is a classic Greek hangover cure.

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