Things to see in Greece

1,726 places worth seeing in Greece on an illustrated map: Parthenon, Thermopylae, Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae, Erechtheion and Panathenaic Stadium, and more. Zoom in and watch the landmarks, museums, nature and fun appear.

Highlights

  1. Parthenon This massive temple was built in the 5th century BC in thanksgiving for the Greek victory over Persian invaders. It was later converted into
  2. Thermopylae A narrow coastal passage, famous for the battle that took place there in 480 BC.
  3. Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae One of Greece’s most striking and isolated ancient temples, set high in the mountains. Built in the 5th century BC and attributed to Ictinus
  4. Erechtheion This elegant temple was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. The uneven ground led to a complex plan, with an east-facing entrance lin
  5. Panathenaic Stadium The stadium that housed the first modern day Olympic Games of 1896. Earlier versions of the stadium date as far back as 330 BCE. It's an eno
  6. Karaiskakis Stadium Olympiacos FC play soccer in Superleague, the top tier. The stadium has a capacity of 32,000.
  7. Rio-Antirrio bridge The impressive 'Rio-Antirio bridge', officially the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisioned it, is the World's l
  8. National Archaeological Museum of Athens This is the largest and most popular of Athens' many museums, and is usually very crowded. Its vast collection includes treasures unearthed
  9. Mount Ida The largest mountain in Crete at 2400 m and a UNESCO Geopark. Be careful when climbing there due to the unstable terrain.
  10. Temple of Olympian Zeus Only the ruins remain today. The column that has fallen and can still be seen in pieces was brought down during a thunderstorm about a centu
  11. Mount Lycabettus A 200m hill bordering the Kolonaki district. You can reach the top by walking (the path starts 15 minutes from Evangelismos metro stop, and
  12. Temple of Hephaestus The best preserved ancient Greek temple, 5th century BCE.
  13. Acropolis Museum You will need to purchase a timed-entry ticket for this museum, separate from the Acropolis. Buying online in advance from the official webs
  14. Heraion of Samos Ancient sanctuary of Hera on Samos.
  15. Basilica of Agios Dimitrios, Thessaloniki Constructed in the mid-7th century on the ruins of a Roman bath complex, in honor of Demetrius, a Roman officer who was imprisoned and marty
  16. Samariá Gorge National Park A 14 km gorge that descends 1,250 m to sea level through some of Europe's most spectacular natural scenery. The walk up the gorge from south
  17. Syntagma Square Check out the Parliament building and the newly restored Grande Bretagne Hotel.
  18. Theatre of Dionysus Classical Athens' main theatre, the first theatre ever built. Many of the great Greek plays were performed here for the first time. Accordin
  19. Odeon of Herodes Atticus This theatre, built in 161 CE, is still used for concerts and plays. The stone backdrop is still preserved to a remarkable height of 3 stori
  20. Ancient Agora of Athens The site of the ancient city centre is a green space with a beautiful view of the Acropolis. It was built as a multipurpose area, then evolv
  21. Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus This stunningly well preserved theater held (and still holds) up to 14,000 spectators. It is particularly admired for its exceptional acoust
  22. Hagia Sophia A church from the 7th century, based on the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, with mosaics from the 9th century.
  23. Pnyx If Athens is the birthplace of democracy, then Pnyx is its cradle. Around 507 BCE this rocky hill, overlooking the Akropolis, became the mee
  24. Pangaion The Pangeon mountain massif is with nearly 2000 m the highest mountain near Kavala, with picturesque mountain villages, some very scenic mon
  25. Cave of the Apocalypse According to tradition, here St. John of Patmos received his visions that he recorded in the Book of Revelation.
  26. Benaki Museum Visit the beautiful Neoclassical main building which houses collections of Greek art, from ancient times through the Byzantine period and th
  27. Arch of Galerius and Rotunda The triumphal arch was dedicated in 303 AD to celebrate the victory of the tetrarch Galerius over the Sassanids.
  28. Treasury of Atreus The most famous and largest of the dome tombs. A 36-m-long brick corridor, called a drómos, leads to a burial dome. The entrance area is ove
  29. Lake Volvi 2 large shallow lakes which are especially appreciated by ornithologists because of the abundance of birds
  30. Temple of Apollo in Delphi Ancient Greek temple at Delphi, Greece.
  31. Nea Kameni The barren "New Burnt Island", only 2 km in diameter, is the summit of the current volcano in the centre of the caldera. The island is the r
  32. Navagio Built as a smuggler ship, it lost its engines in 1981 and was washed ashore in a magnificent small bay. Featured in Greek tourist ads, it is
  33. tunnel of Eupalinos A tunnel of 1036 m was hewn through the hill and below the city’s defensive wall to serve as a safe aqueduct in case of siege while providin
  34. Lake Kerkini Scenic lake, with many viewing points, especially around the western shoreline. A visitor centre is in the village of Kerkini, away from the
  35. Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki Andronikou st 6. Covers the history of Thessaloniki from prehistory to Roman times.
  36. Dikteon Andron The place where Amalthea is said to have nurtured the infant Zeus with her goat's milk. The cave itself is in a lovely location with breath
  37. Athens Concert Hall This venue attracts world-famous artists all year round.
  38. Temple of Aphaea Aphaea was a local goddess and this was her only shrine. She was worshiped from the 14th century BC but by the 2nd C BC she'd merged into At
  39. National Garden of Athens A Peaceful and beautiful park in the centre of Athens, easily the coolest place to hide from the summer sun. Wander around, check out the qu
  40. Panagia Ekatontapiliani church the largest, most important and one of the best-preserved early Christian monuments in Greece, dating to the 6th century. According to legen
  41. Gournia An ancient palace complex, excavated on 20th century, with unknown original name.
  42. Kazarma Mycenaean Bridge The oldest preserved bridge in Europe, dated to the Greek Bronze Age. Also one of the oldest still crossable arch bridges in existence.
  43. Museum of Cycladic Art Holds the second largest collection of Cypriot antiquities in the world outside Cyprus, after the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Some of t
  44. Lake Vistonida The lake, which is also part of the East Macedonia-Thrace National Park, is the fourth largest lake in Greece and, together with the adjacen
  45. Arch of Hadrian A monumental gateway resembling a Roman triumphal arch. It was built around 131 AD to honor the Roman emperor Hadrian, an admirer of Greek c
  46. Church of the Acheiropoietos A 5th-century church. The surviving original decoration includes fine 5th-century Ionian capitals, the green Thessalian marble columns of th
  47. Agios Minas Cathedral (Greek: Άγιος Μηνάς)
  48. Propylaea of Athens The monumental gate at the western end of the Acropolis with Doric columns of Pentelic marble. In a prominent position on a steep bastion to
  49. Achilleion A palace built in Corfu by Empress of Austria Elisabeth of Bavaria, also known as Sissi after a suggestion by Austrian Consul Alexander von
  50. Heraklion Archaeological Museum Houses the most important and representative finds from Minoan civilisation and excavations across the island of Crete. Highlights include s

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