This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.

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

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

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

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

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

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

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

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

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

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

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

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.