Places evanpelt Wants to Go

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

An ancient site that has revealed incredible artifacts including portions of the Themistoclean Wall.

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

The burial place of one the greatest Arthurian authors, with the sword in the (grave)stone.

This Ottoman-era Greek Orthodox Church was built to honor Agia Pareskevi, a Christian saint.

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

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

When construction began on this hotel, developers were surprised to find the ruins of an ancient civilization.

The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.

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

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

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

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

Since 1969, this restaurant has served up dishes typical of Istanbul's Greek diaspora.

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

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

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

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

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

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

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