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150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

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

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

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

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

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

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

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

Built by the Ancient Greeks, this chariot bridge is still in use today.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.