A pre-war mansion that survived the modernization of Athens.

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

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

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

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

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

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

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

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

This building served as the first customs house in modern Greece.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.

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

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

This Ottoman-era Greek Orthodox Church was built to honor Agia Pareskevi, a Christian saint.

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

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

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

The site where the summer solstice helped ancient Greeks sync the lunar and solar calendars.

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

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