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

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

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

Fried artichokes and other Roman–Jewish classics are executed with care at this no-frills cafeteria.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Among the busts of heroes of the Roman Republic of 1849, there is also a statue of a boy and his dog.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.