The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

The burial place of one the greatest Arthurian authors, with the sword in the (grave)stone.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

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

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

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

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

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

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

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

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

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

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

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

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.