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This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

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

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

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

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

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

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

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

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

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.