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Athens, Greece

Weiler Building

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.
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Athens, Greece

Church of Agia Pareskevi

This Ottoman-era Greek Orthodox Church was built to honor Agia Pareskevi, a Christian saint.
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Athens, Greece

Kostis Palamas House

The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.
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Athens, Greece

Asyrmatos Building

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.
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Athens, Greece

Ziller-Loverdos Mansion

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.
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Athens, Greece

The Blue Polykatoikia

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.
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Frini, Greece

Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni

After being destroyed by two separate fires, this monastery is now home to a small zoo and relics from dozens of saints.
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Greece

The Lion of Chaeronea

Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.
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Athens, Greece

Amalias 42

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.
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Agii Anargiri, Greece

Pyrgos Vasilissis (Queens Tower)

This fairytale-looking castle is a wonderful example of Greek neo-Gothic architecture
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Athens, Greece

Stones of Frederica

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.
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Athens, Greece

Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos (Panagia Speliotissa)

An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.
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Athens, Greece

Church of Agios Sostis

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.
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Thessaloniki, Greece

'The Umbrellas'

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.
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Athens, Greece

Ancient Ruins on Selley Street

These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.
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Athens, Greece

House of Proclus

Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.
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Athens, Greece

Valerian Wall at Niche Hotel

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.
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Greece

Panta Vrechei Canyon

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.
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Athens, Greece

Ruins at Coco Mat Athens B.C. Hotel

When construction began on this hotel, developers were surprised to find the ruins of an ancient civilization.
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Athens, Greece

Temple of Artemis Agrotera

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.
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Athens, Greece

Proteichisma on Erysichthonos Street

The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.
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Athens, Greece

Kafeneio Oraia Ellas

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.
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Athens, Greece

Prosfygika

This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.
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Athens, Greece

Stoa Emporon

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.
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