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

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

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

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

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 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’s immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Built by the Ancient Greeks, this chariot bridge is still in use today.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

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

This beehive tomb built for royalty sat hidden for over 3,000 years.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

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

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

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

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