Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.

A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

A historic building houses one of the most important archaeological institutes in Europe.

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.