Greece
109 places
Greece / North AegeanUNESCO
World value
Architecture
Many civilizations have inhabited this small Aegean island, near Asia Minor, since the 3rd millennium B.C. The remain…
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
Greece / AtticaRegional value
Church
Only the ruins remain today. The column that has fallen and can still be seen in pieces was brought down during a thu…
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Greece / CreteRegional value
Gate
The semicircular arch, which unexpectedly appears among the unremarkable houses, is the only surviving part of the ci…
Guora Gate
Greece / CreteRegional value
Church
Dedicated to the Isodia of the Virgin Mary, it is externally a large-sized white three-aisled basilica on an unusuall…
Heraklion Cathedral
Greece / CreteRegional value
Fortress
Initially, the Venetians called their fortress “Rocca al mare”, which is translated from Italian as “Rock by the sea”…
Koules Fortress
Greece / CreteRegional value
Fortress
The Venetian fortress, which took 17 years to build (1573–1590), ultimately failed to protect the city from the Turks…
Fortezza Fortress
Greece / AtticaRegional value
Church
One of the most famous landmarks of Folegandros. It is located on top of a cliff near Chora. A zigzag road leads from…
Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia)
Greece / CreteRegional value
Fountain
The fountain consists of three mouths in the form of lion heads, from which water flows, above which rise four Corint…
Rimondi Fountain
Greece / Cretemust
World value
Palace
The palace complex is the largest archaeological site of the Bronze Age in Crete. It was undoubtedly the ceremonial a…
Knossos Palace
Greece / AtticaRegional value
Monastery
An 11th-century Byzantine monastery and UNESCO World Heritage site. Damaged by an earthquake in 1999, it has since be…
Daphni Monastery
Mediterranean Sky
Delos
Greece / North AegeanLocal value
Lighthouse
The Greek lighthouse has become famous all over the world due to its unusual location: the tower rises on a small roc…
Tourlitis
Paros
Greece / South AegeanLocal value
Windmill
The windmills of Mykonos are one of the most recognized landmarks of the whole Greek island. The group of 5 windmills…
Mykonos Windmills
Greece / Atticamust
Local value
Temple
In its early years (think 174 AD early), this Acropolis theater hosted the finest ancient Greek musicians. Nowadays, …
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Greece / CreteNational value
Lighthouse
The Chania Lighthouse, originally built in the 16th century, is located opposite the Firkas fortress in the old port …
Chania
Greece / North AegeanLocal value
Lighthouse
The Tourlitis Lighthouse looks like it’s straight out of Harry Potter. It sits atop a narrow stone spire poking out o…
Tourlitis
Turkish Cemetery
Greece / Attica$
Local value
Museum
A diachronic museum of folk and contemporary art in Paiania, East Attica, Greece. Its grounds cover 320,000 m² (80 ac…
Vorres Museum
Greece / North AegeanRegional value
Castle
Its strategic location is great as it is located at the narrowest passage in the northern Aegean. Therefore it was de…
Genoese Castle
Greece / Attica$
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Museum
Not in Kolonaki, but just across the street, the National War Museum is the only significant surviving public project…
National War Museum
Greece / Ionian Islands$
Local value
Museum
More than ten thousand objects, from China, Japan, India, Tibet and Southeast Asia. The museum is housed in the forme…
Asiatic Art Museum
Greece / PeloponneseUNESCO
World value
Architecture
In a small valley in the Peloponnesus, the shrine of Asklepios, the god of medicine, developed out of a much earlier …
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier