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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

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

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

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

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

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

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

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

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

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

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

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.

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