Greek

by snowjunkie21

25 Places

Lycabettus Funicular

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

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Hadrian's Reservoir

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

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Korai 4

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

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Roman Tomb in Zara

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

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The Athenian Agora

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

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Fethiye Mosque

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

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Old Madrasa of Athens

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

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Tower of the Winds

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

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Syntagma Square Metro Station

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

Botanical Museum of the National Garden

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

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Zappeion

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

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Ancient Ruins on Selley Street

These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.

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Theatre of Dionysus

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

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The Olive Tree of the Acropolis

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

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Anafiotika

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

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Caves of Filopappou Hill

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

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Church of Agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris (Saint Demetrius the Bombardier)

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

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Marousi, Greece

Athens Olympic Sports Complex

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

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Archeological Exhibit at Athens International Airport

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

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Atlantis Books

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

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Perissa, Greece

Paralia Perissa

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

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Vlychada, Greece

Tomato Industrial Museum

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

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Santorini, Greece

Prehistoric Town of Akrotiri

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

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Mikonos, Greece

Terrace of the Lions

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

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Magic Sphere of Helios

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

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