Places Caytastrophy Wants to Go

An islet filled with wooden houses where the open sea meets a lagoon.

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

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

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

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

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.

This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.

This beehive tomb built for royalty sat hidden for over 3,000 years.

A dark, narrow tunnel that leads to a charming lake and waterfall.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

The abandoned summer estate of the former Greek Royal Family.

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.