Athens, Greece
Tzistarakis Mosque
Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.
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Athens, Greece
Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.
Athens, Greece
These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.
Athens, Greece
A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.
Athens, Greece
This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.
Athens, Greece
Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.
Athens, Greece
The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.
Athens, Greece
This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.
Athens, Greece
A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.
Acharnes, Greece
This beehive tomb built for royalty sat hidden for over 3,000 years.
Acharnes, Greece
After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.
Vouliagmeni, Greece
These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.
Nisi, Greece
Poseidon? No one seems to know.
Kavala, Greece
This ancient structure appears Roman, but was constructed during the 16th century and was utilized until 1911.
Ioannina, Greece
Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.
Thessaloniki, Greece
A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.
Thessaloniki, Greece
A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.
Tarnicheni, Bulgaria
This rose and lavender oil distillery still operates as it did more than a century ago.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
Pernik, Bulgaria
A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.
Telega, Romania
This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."
Bușteni, Romania
Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.
Ozd, Romania
Home of the first female Hungarian poet, where her secret writing lay hidden for over a century.
Sibiu, Romania
Something's watching you.
Istanbul, Turkey
This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.