Modernist design and funerary customs meet Spartan traditions in this one-of-a-kind graveyard.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

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

A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.

A seaside castle complex that stood through centuries of conquests.

These sea caves are the source of Xigia Beach's distinct aroma.

Once the largest rope factory in Greece, this abandoned plant now stands like a ghost of industry past.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

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

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

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

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

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

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

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

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

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