The windmills of Mykonos are one of the most recognized landmarks of the whole Greek island. The group of 5 windmills...

The semicircular arch, which unexpectedly appears among the unremarkable houses, is the only surviving part of the ci...

Many civilizations have inhabited this small Aegean island, near Asia Minor, since the 3rd millennium B.C. The remain...

Only the ruins remain today. The column that has fallen and can still be seen in pieces was brought down during a thu...

Dedicated to the Isodia of the Virgin Mary, it is externally a large-sized white three-aisled basilica on an unusuall...

Initially, the Venetians called their fortress "Rocca al mare", which is translated from Italian as "Rock by the sea"...

The Venetian fortress, which took 17 years to build (1573-1590), ultimately failed to protect the city from the Turks...

One of the most famous landmarks of Folegandros. It is located on top of a cliff near Chora. A zigzag road leads from...

The fountain consists of three mouths in the form of lion heads, from which water flows, above which rise four Corint...

The palace complex is the largest archaeological site of the Bronze Age in Crete. It was undoubtedly the ceremonial a...

An 11th-century Byzantine monastery and UNESCO World Heritage site. Damaged by an earthquake in 1999, it has since be...

An Orthodox spiritual centre since 1054, Mount Athos has enjoyed an autonomous statute since Byzantine times. The 'Ho...

The Greek lighthouse has become famous all over the world due to its unusual location: the tower rises on a small roc...

In its early years (think 174 AD early), this Acropolis theater hosted the finest ancient Greek musicians. Nowadays, ...

The Chania Lighthouse, originally built in the 16th century, is located opposite the Firkas fortress in the old port ...

The Tourlitis Lighthouse looks like it’s straight out of Harry Potter. It sits atop a narrow stone spire poking out o...

The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the...

This tiny Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Once famous for its sea captains and thriving trade from Russia to England,...

Just south of Kolonaki, this museum exhibits Greek art from the 18th-20th centuries, and some El Greco and post-Byzan...

The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are the imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civ...

Visit the beautiful Neoclassical main building which houses collections of Greek art, from ancient times through the ...

The Old Town of Corfu, on the Island of Corfu off the western coasts of Albania and Greece, is located in a strategic...

The stadium that housed the first modern day Olympic Games of 1896. Earlier versions of the stadium date as far back ...