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The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

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

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

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

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.