An ancient site that has revealed incredible artifacts including portions of the Themistoclean Wall.

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

This church is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

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

Dedicated to the god Dionysus, this theatre was used for both musical and theatrical performances.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

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

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

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

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.