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Aegina

  1. History

    Temple of Aphaia and pistachios on Aegina

    On the island reached by boat from Athens, see the well-preserved temple in the pine forest; taste the famous Aegina pistachios — and photograph it.

Agios Nikolaos

  1. Nature · Lasithi

    Cross to Spinalonga island (former leper colony)

    Boat to the Venetian fortress island and learn the story of the place used as a leper colony into the 20th century — and photograph it.

Agios Vasileios

  1. Nature · Rethymno

    Tour the palm beach and river at Preveli

    Swim at the hidden beach at the mouth of the palm-forest river that empties into the Libyan Sea — and photograph it.

Alonnisos

  1. Nature · Alonissos

    Look for the monk seal in the Alonissos marine park

    Spot the rare Mediterranean monk seal on a boat tour in Europe's largest marine protected area — and photograph it.

Amorgos

  1. Nature

    The cliff-clinging Hozoviotissa Monastery on Amorgos

    Climb to the white monastery clinging to a sheer sea cliff; taste the raki and loukoumi the monks offer — and photograph it.

Argos

  1. History · Mycenae

    Tour the Lion Gate and Agamemnon's city at Mycenae

    Pass through the Lion Gate and see the royal tombs in the golden-age city of the legendary king of the Trojan War — and photograph it.

Atina

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Central Greece

  1. Nature · Arachova

    Ski at Parnassus (Arachova)

    Hit the slopes at Greece's largest ski resort above the chic mountain town of Arachova — and photograph it.

Chania

  1. Culture & art

    Sunset at the Venetian harbor of Chania

    Take an evening stroll among the lighthouse, colorful houses and tavernas of the old Venetian harbor — and photograph it.

  2. Nature

    See the turquoise waters of the Balos lagoon

    Reach by boat or trail and swim in the shallow lagoon where three shades of blue meet — and photograph it.

Delphi

  1. History

    Tour the Temple of Apollo and the oracle at Delphi

    See the temple where prophecies were given and the theatre at the sanctuary regarded as the 'navel' of the ancient world — and photograph it.

  2. History

    See the Charioteer at the Delphi Museum

    Stand before the 'Charioteer of Delphi,' a masterpiece of ancient bronze casting with its eyes still intact — and photograph it.

Distomo

  1. History

    See the mosaics of Hosios Loukas Monastery (UNESCO)

    Tour the monastery with the finest gold-ground mosaics of the Middle Byzantine period — and photograph it.

Dodoni

  1. History

    See Greece's oldest oracle theatre at Dodoni

    Stand in the giant ancient theatre at the oracle regarded as even older than Delphi — and photograph it.

Edessa

  1. Nature

    See the Edessa Waterfalls

    See Greece's largest waterfalls, plunging off the cliff right through the town — and photograph it.

Elassona

  1. Nature · Litochoro

    Climb Mount Olympus (Mytikas summit)

    Climb to the 2,918 m Mytikas summit of Olympus, home of the gods, staying overnight at a mountain refuge — and photograph it.

Elefsina

  1. History

    Tour the ancient mystery city of Eleusis (Elefsina)

    See the sanctuary where the ancient world's most sacred secrets — the Eleusinian Mysteries — were enacted — and photograph it.

Epidaurus

  1. History

    Test the acoustics of the Epidaurus Theatre

    Hear a whisper from the stage in the top row of the world's best-preserved ancient theatre — and photograph it.

Faistos

  1. Nature · Matala

    Matala Cave Beach

    Reach Matala Beach, where honeycombed sandstone caves rise above the Libyan Sea south of Heraklion — and photograph it.

Folegandros

  1. Culture & art · Chora

    Stop in cliff-edge Chora on Folegandros

    Take an evening walk in the car-free white town on the edge of a cliff dropping 200 m to the sea — and photograph it.

Heraklion

  1. History

    Tour the Minoan civilization at the Palace of Knossos

    See the magnificent Minoan palace, Europe's oldest city and the setting of the Minotaur's labyrinth legend — and photograph it.

  2. Food · City Centre

    Cretan Dakos Plate

    Order a plate of dakos — barley rusk piled with grated tomato, myzithra cheese and olive oil — at a Heraklion taverna — and photograph it.

  3. History

    See Minoan treasures at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum

    See the Phaistos Disc, the snake goddess and the bull-leaping frescoes in the world's finest Minoan collection — and photograph it.

  4. City discovery · Old Harbour

    Koules Sea Fortress

    Walk out along the old harbour to the 16th-century Venetian fortress of Koules guarding Heraklion's waterfront — and photograph it.

Ikaria

  1. City discovery

    Live the longevity (blue zone) rhythm on Ikaria

    On the island of the world's longest-living people, join the panigiri festivals that start at midnight — and photograph it.

Ioannina

  1. Nature

    Trace Ali Pasha on Ioannina's lake and island

    Learn the story of Ali Pasha of Tepelena at the lakeside castle and on the boat-accessed island — and photograph it.

Ionian Islands

  1. Nature · Zakynthos

    See the Blue Caves and loggerhead turtles on Zakynthos

    Boat into the caves that reflect the water deep blue; spot sea turtles in Laganas Bay — and photograph it.

İstanköy

  1. History

    Tour the Asklepion healing temple on Kos

    See the terraced ruins of the Asklepion, the ancient medical center, on the island of Hippocrates — and photograph it.

Kalymnos

  1. Nature

    Sea-view rock climbing on Kalymnos

    Climb the limestone cliffs overlooking the Aegean on one of the world's best sport-climbing islands — and photograph it.

Kantanos

  1. Nature · Chania

    Swim at the pink-sand beach of Elafonisi

    Enjoy the sand tinted pink by crushed coral and the shallow turquoise lagoon — and photograph it.

Karpathos

  1. Culture & art · Olympos

    See the living traditions of Olympos village on Karpathos

    Discover the ancient dialect and customs in the isolated mountain village where women still wear traditional dress — and photograph it.

Korfu

  1. History · Corfu Town

    Wander Corfu old town (UNESCO)

    Stroll among Venetian fortresses, Italian-style arcaded streets (the Liston) and the Spianada square — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Paleokastritsa

    Swim in the coves of Paleokastritsa on Corfu

    Take a boat tour around the turquoise coves framed by green hills below the monastery hill — and photograph it.

Lamia

  1. History · Thermopylae

    Stand at the Leonidas monument at Thermopylae

    See the pass where the 300 Spartans fought the Persian army, and the Leonidas monument — and photograph it.

Lavreotiki

  1. History · Sounion

    Sunset at the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion

    Watch the sun set behind the marble columns overlooking the Aegean at the southern tip of Attica — and photograph it.

Lefkada

  1. Nature

    Swim at Porto Katsiki beach on Lefkada

    Descend to the most famous turquoise beach of the Ionian Sea, below a tall white cliff — and photograph it.

Loutraki

  1. History · Corinth

    Cross over the Corinth Canal

    Look down into the depths from the bridge over the dead-straight, narrow 6 km canal cut through rock — and photograph it.

Mani

  1. Nature

    Tower houses and the Diros Caves in Mani

    Tour the defensive tower-house villages of the rugged Mani peninsula; boat through the underground river of the Diros caves — and photograph it.

Meteora

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Great Meteoron

Climb the rock-cut steps into the Great Meteoron, the largest and oldest of the cliff-top monasteries — and photograph it.

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Midilli (Lesvos)

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Mikonos

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Milos

  1. Nature · Kleftiko

    Boat to the sea caves of Kleftiko on Milos

    Swim from a boat among the white rock arches and turquoise coves of the old pirate hideout — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Sarakiniko

    See the lunar rocks of Sarakiniko on Milos

    Swim in the 'moonscape' formed by bright-white volcanic rocks sculpted by wind and waves — and photograph it.

Monemvasia

  1. Culture & art

    Wander the rock town of Monemvasia

    Wander the Byzantine 'Gibraltar of the East,' hidden behind a rock and invisible from the sea — and photograph it.

Mount Athos

  1. History

    See the Mount Athos monasteries from a boat

    View the cliff-hanging monasteries of the monastic republic — accessible on land to men only — from a boat tour — and photograph it.

Nafplio

  1. Culture & art

    Nafplio old town and Palamidi Fortress

    Stroll the Venetian streets of Greece's first capital; climb the 999 steps to the Palamidi fortress — and photograph it.

  2. Culture & art · Greece

    Experience Orthodox Easter in a Greek village

    Experience the midnight candle service, the fireworks and the Sunday spit-roast lamb feast in a village — and photograph it.

Naxos

  1. History · Naxos Town

    Sunset through the Portara (Apollo's Gate) on Naxos

    Watch the sun set through the giant marble temple gate standing alone on the islet by the harbor — and photograph it.

  2. Nature

    Tour Naxos's mountain villages and beaches

    On the greenest Cycladic island, see inland villages like Halki and the endless Plaka beach — and photograph it.

Nisyros

  1. Nature

    Descend into the active volcano caldera on Nisyros

    Walk on the floor of the steaming, still-active volcanic crater (Stefanos), where sulfur vents hiss — and photograph it.

Olympia

  1. History

    See the birthplace of the Olympics at Ancient Olympia

    Run on the starting line of the ancient stadium; see the Temple of Zeus and the Hermes statue — and photograph it.

Parga

  1. Culture & art

    Stop in the colorful seaside town of Parga

    See the pastel houses cascading amphitheatrically to the sea below the castle, and the islet chapel in the bay — and photograph it.

Paros

  1. Culture & art · Naoussa

    Evening in the fishing village of Naoussa, Paros

    Eat fish at the tavernas of the little Venetian harbor; spend the evening in the narrow white lanes — and photograph it.

Patmos

  1. History · Chora

    Cave of the Apocalypse and Monastery of St John on Patmos (UNESCO)

    Visit the cave where St John wrote the Book of Revelation, and the fortress-monastery on the hill — and photograph it.

Pylos

  1. Nature · Messinia

    See the crescent beach at Voidokilia

    Swim in the shallow turquoise cove that forms a perfect crescent (an omega) when seen from above — and photograph it.

Rethymno

  1. Culture & art

    Wander the old town of Rethymno

    Walk to the Fortezza castle through streets where Venetian and Ottoman traces intertwine — and photograph it.

Rodos

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Sakız Adası

  1. History · Pyrgi

    Tour the mastic villages of Chios

    Taste the mastic produced nowhere else on earth in Pyrgi, with its geometric wall patterns (xysta), and the medieval village of Mesta — and photograph it.

Sami

  1. Nature · Kefalonia

    Myrtos beach and Melissani cave on Kefalonia

    View the famous Myrtos cove from above; take a boat on Melissani, the underground lake where sunlight forms a beam — and photograph it.

Samos

  1. History · Pythagoreion

    Pythagoreion and the Eupalinos Tunnel on Samos (UNESCO)

    Walk the 1 km water tunnel cut through the mountain, a marvel of ancient engineering; see the Heraion — and photograph it.

Samothrace

  1. Nature

    Swim in the waterfall pools (vathres) of Samothrace

    Swim in the natural rock pools formed by streams off Mount Saos; explore the wild, isolated island — and photograph it.

Santorini

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Oia Blue Domes

Find the cluster of blue-domed churches stacked above the caldera in whitewashed Oia — and photograph it.

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Oia Caldera Sunset

Join the crowd at Oia castle as the sun drops into the caldera in the world's most famous sunset — and photograph it.

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Red Beach Cliffs

Scramble down to the Red Beach near Akrotiri, where dark crimson volcanic cliffs meet the sea — and photograph it.

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Selanik

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Sfakia

  1. Nature · Chania

    Hike the Samaria Gorge end to end

    Descend to the Libyan Sea over 16 km through the 'Iron Gates' in Europe's longest walkable gorge — and photograph it.

Sifnos

  1. Food · Apollonia

    Taste traditional clay-pot dishes on Sifnos

    In the capital of Greek gastronomy, try revithada and mastelo baked in clay pots — and photograph it.

Sparti

  1. History · Mystras

    Tour the abandoned Byzantine city of Mystras (UNESCO)

    Wander the churches and palaces of the ghostly Byzantine capital built on a mountainside near Sparta — and photograph it.

Sporades

  1. Nature · Skopelos

    Climb to the 'Mamma Mia' church on Skopelos

    Climb the 100 steps to the Agios Ioannis chapel on its rocky peak, made famous by the film, for the view — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Skiathos

    Lalaria and Koukounaries beaches on Skiathos

    Swim at the white-pebble Lalaria, reachable only by boat, and the pine-backed Koukounaries — and photograph it.

Symi

  1. Culture & art

    See the pastel-colored harbor of Symi

    Anchor at one of Greece's most photogenic harbors, with neoclassical pastel houses descending to the sea like an amphitheatre — and photograph it.

Syros

  1. Culture & art · Ermoupoli

    Tour the neoclassical grandeur of Ermoupoli on Syros

    See 19th-century wealth in the marble square and the Apollo Theatre in the capital of the Cyclades — and photograph it.

Thessaly

  1. Nature · Kalambaka

    Rock climb the Meteora pillars

    Try a guided climbing route on the world-famous sandstone towers — and photograph it.

Tinos

  1. History

    Tour Tinos's marble villages and pilgrimage church

    See Pyrgos, the village of marble masters, and Panagia Evangelistria, Greece's most important pilgrimage church — and photograph it.

Toronaic Gulf

  1. Nature · Halkidiki

    Swim at the turquoise beaches of Halkidiki

    Swim in the pine-fringed, crystal-clear coves of the Kassandra and Sithonia peninsulas — and photograph it.

Veroia

  1. History · Vergina

    See the tomb of King Philip II at Vergina (UNESCO)

    See the royal tomb of Alexander the Great's father, full of gold artifacts, in the underground museum — and photograph it.

Ydra

  1. Culture & art · Hydra

    Get around the car-free island of Hydra by donkey

    On the island where motor vehicles are banned, get around by donkey or on foot up from the stone harbor — and photograph it.

  2. City discovery · Aegean

    Sail the Greek islands on a yacht

    Sail for a week in the Saronic or Cyclades, anchoring in a different cove each night — and photograph it.

Zagora

  1. Nature · Pelion

    Pelion villages, beaches and the historic train

    On the mountain of the centaur legend, explore stone villages, hidden beaches and the slopes by the old 'Moutzouris' train — and photograph it.

Zagori

  1. History

    See the stone arch bridges of Zagori

    Tour the elegant stone arch bridges over mountain streams that connect the villages of Zagorohoria — and photograph it.

  2. Nature

    Hike the Vikos Gorge (one of the world's deepest)

    Trek the floor of the canyon that holds a record for its depth-to-width ratio, in the heart of Zagori — and photograph it.

  3. Nature

    Climb from Papingo to the Dragon Lake (Drakolimni)

    Trek to the legendary glacial lake full of alpine newts atop Mount Tymfi — and photograph it.

Zakynthos

  1. Nature · Navagio

    See Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach on Zakynthos

    See the rusty shipwreck in the cove framed by sheer white cliffs, from the clifftop viewpoint and by boat — and photograph it.