Places monicaanndelgado Wants to Go

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

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

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

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

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

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

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

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

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

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