A historic building houses one of the most important archaeological institutes in Europe.

These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.

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

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

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

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

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

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

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

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

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

This post-Ottoman era church in Athens was built by locals to serve the residents of Anafiotica

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

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

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

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

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

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

Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.

This church was constructed on the site where St. Philip the Apostle preached to the ancient Athenians.

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.

The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.