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This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

This quaint farm in the Peloponnese countryside hides an astonishing cache of antique curiosities.

The remains of a military communications outpost still stand on this Greek island.

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

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Believed to be the only Orthodox church in the world that features a free-standing pulpit.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

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

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

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

An islet filled with wooden houses where the open sea meets a lagoon.

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.

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

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

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

An arts and culture melting pot inside an old roadside inn from the Ottoman era.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

This tower is all that remains of the mosque that once stood in the center of the city, before it was destroyed by fire in 1941.

Legends hold that these unusual rock formations were once a bridal party, or perhaps a group of hunters.

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

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.