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

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

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

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

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

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Legend says these stone structures are where the doomed citizens of a vanished village sent themselves to die.

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.