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

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

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

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

This old museum contains dozens of detailed miniature ships and buildings.

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

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

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

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

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

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

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

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

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.