Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

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

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.

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

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

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

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

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.