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Thessaloniki, Greece

Pasha Gardens

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.
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Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki Brothel

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.
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Thessaloniki, Greece

The Ruins of Rentina

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.
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Laconia, Greece

Dimitrios

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.
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Samos Prefecture, Greece

Pythagoras Cave

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

Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.
Lemnos, Greece

Volcanic Rocks of Lemnos

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.
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Pirgi, Greece

Pyrgi

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.
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Laconia, Greece

Cape Matapan Caves

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

Necromanteion of Ephyra

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Moires, Greece

Labyrinthos Caves

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

Mystras

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
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Kato Kastania, Greece

Kastania Cave

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

The Temple of Dionysos

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.
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Santorini, Greece

Prehistoric Town of Akrotiri

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

Mycenae

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
ShannonMDunn Added by ShannonMDunn
Greece

Sami

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
michelle Added by michelle
Onogur, Bulgaria

Palmatis Ruins

On the outskirts of the small village, an abandoned grassy field glitters thanks to the white stones of an ancient structure.
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Devetaki, Bulgaria

Devetashka Cave

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.
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Pernik, Bulgaria

Underground Mining Museum

One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.
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Provadia, Bulgaria

Rock Monastery of Shashkunite

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.
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Kaspichan, Bulgaria

Madara Rider

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.
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Asparuhovo, Bulgaria

Chudnite Skali (Wonderful Rocks)

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.
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Beli plast, Bulgaria

Stone Mushrooms of Beli Plast

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey