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

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

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

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

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

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

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

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

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

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

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

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

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