A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

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

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

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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