Places kathyhicko59 Wants to Go

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

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

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

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

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

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

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

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

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

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

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

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

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

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

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

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

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.