The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

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

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

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

The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.

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

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

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

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

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.