The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

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

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

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

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

This sixth-century church housed an icon with eyes so beautiful legend has it they inspired the name of a Greek city.

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

Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.

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

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.

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

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

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

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.