These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

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

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

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

A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."

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

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

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

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

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

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

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

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

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.