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

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

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

The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.

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

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

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

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

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

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

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

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

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

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

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

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.