Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

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

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

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

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

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.