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This church was constructed on the site where St. Philip the Apostle preached to the ancient Athenians.

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

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

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

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

The second oldest surviving house in Athens was owned by an Irish General.

The Acropolis house that became Modern Greece’s first university.

This post-Ottoman era church in Athens was built by locals to serve the residents of Anafiotica

An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.

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

The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.

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

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

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

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.

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

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

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

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.