Here lies a legend of three sisters, all in love with the same mariner.

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

A spectacular Neoclassical palace is home more than 15,000 artifacts and works of art.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.

A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

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

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

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

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

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

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This Ottoman-era Greek Orthodox Church was built to honor Agia Pareskevi, a Christian saint.

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

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.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

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

An ancient site that has revealed incredible artifacts including portions of the Themistoclean Wall.