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.

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

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

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

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

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

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

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

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

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

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

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.

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.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.