Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

This church combines Christian, Byzantine, and ancient Greek architectural elements.

This beehive tomb built for royalty sat hidden for over 3,000 years.

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

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

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

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

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

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

The remains of a military communications outpost still stand on this Greek island.

After being destroyed by two separate fires, this monastery is now home to a small zoo and relics from dozens of saints.

A seaside castle complex that stood through centuries of conquests.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

An islet filled with wooden houses where the open sea meets a lagoon.

Past the megayachts in the hyper-modern marina of Vouliagmeni is a small, well-hidden chapel adorned with pebbles and maritime imagery.

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

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

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

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

This former mill comes to life during the Christmas season.

A settlement that was stopped in the middle of construction, leaving behind paved roads, curbs, light poles, a stormwater drainage system, and even a basketball court, but no houses.

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.