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

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

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

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

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

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

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

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

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

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

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

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

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

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.