For more than two centuries, this family-run establishment has been serving up some of Ireland's best oysters.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."

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

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.

This Ottoman-era Greek Orthodox Church was built to honor Agia Pareskevi, a Christian saint.

Legends hold that these unusual rock formations were once a bridal party, or perhaps a group of hunters.

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.

An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.

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

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

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.

Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

When construction began on this hotel, developers were surprised to find the ruins of an ancient civilization.