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This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

This sixth-century church housed an icon with eyes so beautiful legend has it they inspired the name of a Greek city.

The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.

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.

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