Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.

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

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

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

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

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

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