Vilnius, Lithuania
Margutis Easter Egg
A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.
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Vilnius, Lithuania
A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.
Pärnu, Estonia
This atmospheric spot in Pärnu's historic old town is located in a 17th-century almshouse.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Nafplio, Greece
Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Athens, Greece
The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.
Athens, Greece
Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.
Athens, Greece
An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.
Athens, Greece
A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.
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
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.
Athens, Greece
A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.
Athens, Greece
The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.
Athens, Greece
These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.
Athens, Greece
A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.
Athens, Greece
This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.
Teruel, Spain
This multi-level, aqueduct-footbridge hybrid is one of the greatest works of the Spanish Renaissance.
Cuenca, Spain
Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.