Athens, Greece
Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos (Panagia Speliotissa)
An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.
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Athens, Greece
An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.
Athens, Greece
The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.
Athens, Greece
A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.
Athens, Greece
A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.
Athens, Greece
This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.
Athens, Greece
View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.
Athens, Greece
This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.
Athens, Greece
Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.
Athens, Greece
This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.
Athens, Greece
Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece
A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Kruszyniany, Poland
This wooden mosque is one of the few remnants of medieval Poland's Muslim Tatar community in this deeply Catholic country.
Poczopek, Poland
A marker honors the brief peace found by a tormented artist in the fictional land of Kcymaerxthaere.
hajnowski, Poland
Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.
Grabarka, Poland
Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Brașov, Romania
The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.