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Church of the Holy Apostle Philip at Vlassarous

Athens, Greece

Church of the Holy Apostle Philip at Vlassarous

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

The interior is constantly packed.

Athens, Greece

To Steki Tou Ilia

Tear apart fatty, gently charred lamb chops with your bare hands.

The Runner.

Athens, Greece

Dromeas (The Runner)

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

September 2021

Athens, Greece

The Olive Tree of the Acropolis

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

Musicians Pepi Theochari and Achilleas Pangulis entertain the crowds at Cafe Avissinia.

Athens, Greece

Cafe Avissinia

Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.

Inside the church.

Athens, Greece

Holy Church of the Archangels

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

Park of the Souls

Acharnes, Greece

Park of Souls

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

Look for the two unmarked doors on a graffiti-splattered building.

Athens, Greece

Diporto

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

Wax Museum of Andreas Syggros

Athens, Greece

Wax Museum of Andreas Syggros

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

Antikythera Mechanism

Athens, Greece

Antikythera Mechanism

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

Magic Sphere of Helios

Athens, Greece

Magic Sphere of Helios

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

Interior of reservoir.

Athens, Greece

Hadrian's Reservoir

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

The 19th century pharmacy.

Toulouse, France

Musée de l'Histoire de la Médecine (Museum of the History of Medicine)

A journey through the history of medicine throughout the centuries.

Musee de l'insolite (Museum of the Unusual)

Orniac, France

Musee de l'insolite (Museum of the Unusual)

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.

A traditional Armagnac alembic is on display.

Condom, France

Château Cugnac cellars

See and taste one of the oldest and rarest collections of Armagnacs in the world.

Just your average rowing practice beneath dangling cars

Portugalete, Spain

Vizcaya Bridge

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

A pack of Radium-laced cigarettes at the Musée Curie.

Paris, France

Musée Curie

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

Cafe outside the museum

Paris, France

Musée de la Vie Romantique

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

The Defender of Time

Paris, France

Le Défenseur du Temps (The Defender of Time)

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

The Gravestone Courtyard

Paris, France

The Gravestone Courtyard

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

La REcyclerie

Paris, France

La REcyclerie

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

Jacques Noël

Paris, France

Un Regard Moderne Bookstore

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Skulls on the wooden door.

Matera, Italy

Chiesa del Purgatorio

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

Chiesetta di Piedigrotta.

Pizzo, Italy

Chiesetta di Piedigrotta (Church of Piedigrotta)

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

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