Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

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

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

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

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

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

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

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

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

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

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

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

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

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

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

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

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

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

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