Places jbedigian Wants to Go

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

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.

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

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

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

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

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

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

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

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

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

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

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

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

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

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

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

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

Since 1969, this restaurant has served up dishes typical of Istanbul's Greek diaspora.

Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.