The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

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

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

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

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

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

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

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

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

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