Places pleiades Wants to Go

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.

Since 1969, this restaurant has served up dishes typical of Istanbul's Greek diaspora.

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

The top of the holy mountain for the ancient Spartans looks like a pyramid—is it man-made or a natural phenomenon?

A stunning little chapel built on a rock in the Mediterranean Sea on the Greek island of Leros.

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

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

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.