Only open for two days a year, this church links ancient Greek and modern Christian celebrations.

A dark, narrow tunnel that leads to a charming lake and waterfall.

These sea caves are the source of Xigia Beach's distinct aroma.

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.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

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

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

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

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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