Attractions
Acropolis Museum, Athens
Athens, Attica
A modern glass museum at the foot of the Acropolis, built over excavated ancient streets that you can see through the glass floor.
Travel tips in Greece
Historic sites
Acropolis of Athens
Athens, Attica
The rocky citadel above Athens crowned by the Parthenon, the great marble temple to Athena completed in 438 BC, a symbol of classical Greece and the …
Natural features
Balos Lagoon, Crete
Kíssamos, Crete
A shallow turquoise lagoon of white and pink sand between the Gramvousa peninsula and a rocky cape, at the far north-west tip of Crete.
Historic sites
Delphi
Delphi, Central Greece
The sanctuary of Apollo, home of the ancient Oracle, set on the steep slopes of Mount Parnassus above a valley of olive trees, considered by the anci…
Historic sites
Meteora Monasteries
Kastráki, Thessaly
Orthodox monasteries built from the 14th century on top of huge sandstone pillars rising from the plain of Thessaly.
Historic sites
Naoussa, Paros
Náousa, South Aegean
A fishing village on the north coast of Paros, one of the most picturesque in the Cyclades: whitewashed lanes, blue doors and bougainvillea, and a li…
Natural features
Oia, Santorini
Oía, South Aegean
A village of white houses and blue-domed churches clinging to the rim of Santorini's caldera, a flooded volcanic crater, with famous sunsets over the…
Historic sites
Old Town of Rhodes
Rhodes, South Aegean
The walled medieval city of the Knights of St John, who ruled Rhodes from 1309 to 1522.
Historic sites
Palace of Knossos, Crete
Irákleion, Crete
The great Bronze Age palace of the Minoan civilisation, Europe's oldest city, linked to the legend of King Minos and the Minotaur's labyrinth.
Walks and treks
Samaria Gorge, Crete
Chóra Sfakíon, Crete
One of Europe's longest gorges, 16 km through the White Mountains of western Crete, down from Xyloskalo at 1,250 m to the Libyan Sea at Agia Roumeli.
Historic sites
Theatre of Epidaurus and Mycenae
Ligourión, Peloponnese
The theatre of Epidaurus, from the 4th century BC, is the best preserved in Greece, with seats for 14,000 and acoustics so perfect that a coin droppe…
Historic sites
Ancient Dodona
Pediní, Epirus
The oldest oracle in Greece, sacred to Zeus, where priests interpreted the rustling of the leaves of a sacred oak.
Historic sites
Ancient Olympia
Archaía Olympía, West Greece
The sanctuary of Zeus where the ancient Olympic Games were held for more than 1,000 years from 776 BC.
Natural features
Antiparos Cave
Antíparos, South Aegean
A deep cave on the small island of Antiparos, a 10-minute ferry ride from Paros, with impressive stalactites and stalagmites.
Historic sites
Corfu Old Town
Corfu, Ionian Islands
A UNESCO World Heritage town shaped by Venetian, French and British rule, with tall pastel buildings, narrow lanes (kantounia), the arcaded Liston pr…
Historic sites
Ioannina old town and lake island
Ioánnina, Epirus
The capital of Epirus, on the shore of Lake Pamvotida.
Natural features
Kolymbithres Beach, Paros
Páros, South Aegean
A beach of small sandy coves separated by smooth granite rocks, worn by wind and sea into strange, rounded shapes.
Historic sites
Metsovo
Metsovo, Epirus
A traditional mountain town high in the Pindus Mountains, at about 1,150 m, with stone houses, wooden balconies and slate roofs.
Natural features
Navagio Beach (Shipwreck Beach), Zakynthos
Zakynthos, Ionian Islands
A white-sand cove enclosed by towering limestone cliffs on the north-west coast of Zakynthos, with the rusting wreck of a smuggling ship, the Panagio…
Buildings
Panagia Ekatontapiliani, Parikia
Páros, South Aegean
The 'Church of a Hundred Doors', one of the oldest and best-preserved Byzantine churches in Greece, founded in the 4th century, reputedly by St Helen…
Historic sites
Parga
Párga, Epirus
A colourful seaside town on the Ionian coast of Epirus, in north-west Greece.
Walks and treks
Vikos Gorge, Zagori
Kalpáki, Epirus
One of the deepest gorges in the world relative to its width, in the Pindus mountains of north-west Greece.
Historic sites
White Tower of Thessaloniki
Thessaloníki, Central Macedonia
The landmark of Greece's second city, a round 15th-century Ottoman tower on the waterfront, once a prison, now a museum of the city's history, with v…