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

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

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

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

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

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

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

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

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

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

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

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

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

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

This collection of artifacts represents one family's mission to record the horrors of World War II inflicted on their hometown.