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

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.

A historic building houses one of the most important archaeological institutes in Europe.

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

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

A former royal garden with lush surroundings in the heart of the city.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

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

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

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

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

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

A pre-war mansion that survived the modernization of Athens.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.