What to see in Greece

Acropolis of Athens

Athens, Attica

The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the…

Archaeological Site of Delphi

Delphi, Central Greece

The Omphalos of Delphi is an ancient marble monument that was found at the archaeological site of Delphi, Greece.

Corinth Canal

Corinth, Peloponnese

The Corinth Canal is a canal in Greece that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea.

Mycenae

Mykines, Peloponnese

Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about 120 kilometres south-west of Athens; 11 kilometres north of Argos; and 48 kilometres south of Corinth.

Palace of Knossos

Heraklion, Crete

Knossos is an archaeological site and ancient urban centre in Crete, Greece. It is located within the southern periphery of Heraklion, about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city's historic centre.

Santorini Caldera

Santorini, South Aegean

The Santorini caldera is a large, mostly submerged volcanic caldera located in the southern Aegean Sea, 120 kilometers north of Crete in Greece.

White Tower of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia

The White Tower of Thessaloniki is a monument and museum on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki, capital of the region of Macedonia in northern Greece.

Acropolis of Lindos

Rhodes, South Aegean

Lindos is an archaeological site, a fishing village and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece.

Ancient Olympia

Olympia, Western Greece

Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.

Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

Epidaurus, Peloponnese

The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a theatre in the Greek city of Epidaurus, located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius.

Balos Lagoon

Kissamos, Crete

Gramvousa, also Grampousa, refers to two small uninhabited islands off the coast of a peninsula also known Gramvousa Peninsula in north-western Crete in the regional unit of Chania.

Blue Domes of Oia

Oia, South Aegean

Oia or Ia is a small village and former community in the South Aegean on the islands of Thira (Santorini) and Therasia, in the Cyclades, Greece.

Delos

Mykonos, South Aegean

Delos or Dilos, is a small Greek island near Mykonos, close to the centre of the Cyclades archipelago. Though only 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi) in area, it is one of the most important mythological, historical, and…

Elafonissi Beach

Kissamos, Crete

Elafonisi is an island located close to the southwestern corner of the Mediterranean island of Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the municipality of Kissamos of the regional unit of Chania.

Melissani Cave

Kefalonia, Ionian Islands

Melissani Cave or Melissani Lake, also Melisani is a cave and cenote located on the island of Kefalonia, northwest of Sami, about 5 km (3.1 mi) Southeast of Agia Effimia, Northeast of Argostoli and Northwest of Poros.

Meteora Monasteries

Kalabaka, Thessaly

Meteora is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, in northwestern Greece, hosting one of the most prominent complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, viewed locally as second in importance only…

Mount Olympus

Litochoro, Central Macedonia

Mount Olympus is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi)…

Navagio Beach

Zakynthos, Ionian Islands

Navagio Beach, or Shipwreck Beach, is an exposed cove, sometimes referred to as "Smugglers Cove", on the coast of Zakynthos, in the Ionian Islands of Greece.

Palace of the Grand Master

Rhodes, South Aegean

The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, also known as the Kastello, is a medieval castle in the city of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes in Greece.

Panathenaic Stadium

Athens, Attica

The Panathenaic Stadium or Kallimarmaro is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. One of the main historic attractions of Athens, it is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.

Parthenon

Athens, Attica

The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is…

Samaria Gorge

Chania, Crete

The Samariá Gorge is a National Park of Greece since 1962 on the island of Crete – a major tourist attraction of the island – and a World's Biosphere Reserve.

Sarakiniko Beach

Milos, South Aegean

Sarakiniko is a beach on Milos Island, Greece, situated on the north shore of the island in the Aegean Sea. Waves driven by north winds shape the greyish-white volcanic rock into amazing shapes, and the area is often…

Temple of Poseidon

Sounion, Attica

The Temple of Poseidon is an ancient Greek temple on Cape Sounion, Greece, dedicated to the god Poseidon. There is evidence of the establishment of sanctuaries on the cape from as early as the 11th century BC.

Ancient Agora of Athens

Athens, Attica

Hagia Sophia of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia

Old Fortress of Corfu

Corfu, Ionian Islands

Achilleion Palace

Corfu, Ionian Islands

Akrotiri Archaeological Site

Santorini, South Aegean

Leonidas Monument at Thermopylae

Thermopylae, Central Greece

Palace of Nestor

Pylos, Peloponnese

Palamidi Fortress

Nafplio, Peloponnese

Portara

Naxos, South Aegean

Spinalonga

Elounda, Crete

Temple of Olympian Zeus

Athens, Attica