Religion in Greece

A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."

This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past.

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

This tower is all that remains of the mosque that once stood in the center of the city, before it was destroyed by fire in 1941.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

Only open for two days a year, this church links ancient Greek and modern Christian celebrations.

A seaside castle complex that stood through centuries of conquests.

After being destroyed by two separate fires, this monastery is now home to a small zoo and relics from dozens of saints.

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

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.