An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

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

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

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

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

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

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

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

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

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

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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.