A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.

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

This church is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers.

This 18th-century former mosque held the first Hellenic Parliament.

This sixth-century church housed an icon with eyes so beautiful legend has it they inspired the name of a Greek city.

The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.

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

The historic building has preserved human organs, unusual hexagrams, and scars from a political assassination.

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

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.

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

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

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

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

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

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

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

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

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

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

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.