Sights & landmarks

Modern museum at the foot of the Acropolis displaying the finds from the hill, with a glass floor over excavations.

The Parthenon and the ancient citadel of Athens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site above the city.

The heart of ancient Athens, with the well-preserved Temple of Hephaestus and the Stoa of Attalos.

The highest hill in central Athens, with a chapel and panoramic views over the city to the sea.

The old neighbourhood below the Acropolis, with car-free lanes and the island-style houses of Anafiotika.

Clifftop marble temple at the tip of Attica, about 70 km from central Athens — a classic sunset trip.

Lighthouse on the north-west tip of Mykonos with views towards Tinos.

UNESCO-listed sacred island and archaeological site, reached by boat from Mykonos.

The row of windmills on the hill above Little Venice.

Houses built right over the sea in Chora, famous for sunset drinks.

Whitewashed church complex in Chora, one of the most photographed buildings in Greece.

Bronze Age town preserved under volcanic ash, under a protective roof.

Ruins of an ancient city high on Mesa Vouno between Kamari and Perissa.

Clifftop hiking path along the caldera rim through Firostefani and Imerovigli.

White village on the northern tip of the caldera, famous for its sunsets.

Beach below red volcanic cliffs near Akrotiri; access can be restricted due to rockfalls.

Rocky headland below Imerovigli that once held a Venetian castle.

Large cave with stalactites on the island of Antiparos, a short ferry ride from Paros.

Beach of smooth granite rock formations in the bay of Naoussa.

Hill village of marble lanes in the centre of the island, start of the Byzantine path.

Fishing harbour with a small Venetian castle and waterfront tavernas.

Byzantine church complex in Parikia, one of the oldest in Greece.

Mountain village of marble-paved lanes, towers and small museums.

The Venetian quarter at the top of Chora, with mansions, churches and museums.

Unfinished ancient marble statue lying in a garden near its quarry.

Giant marble doorway of an unfinished temple on the islet of Palatia by the port.

Restored marble temple of the 6th century BC near Sangri.

Early Christian catacombs near Trypiti.

Small bay with a white chapel and old fishing houses.

Sea caves and white rock pillars on the south-west coast, reached by boat.

Fishing village of colourful boathouses (syrmata) by the water.

The island’s capital on a hill, with the ruins of the castle on top and sunset views.

White volcanic rock formations shaped by the wind and sea on the north coast.

Hilltop village of white lanes, windmills and the church of Panagia Gremiotissa.

Site in the north of Ios traditionally linked to the poet Homer.

Long sandy beach below Chora.

Prehistoric settlement of the Early Bronze Age on a hill near Chora.

The island’s capital, with white lanes, churches and the folklore museum.

Monastery on a rocky islet joined to the coast by a small bridge.

Medieval village built on a rock above the sea.

Large cave near Dryopida that was once an iron mine.

Double beach joined by a sandbar to the islet of Agios Loukas.

Thermal springs flowing into the sea at Loutra.

The traditional Chora and its Kastro quarter.

Roman-era funerary monument later turned into a church.

Fortified monastery above Chora with views over the Aegean.

Turquoise lagoon on the Gramvousa peninsula, reached by boat from Kissamos or by a dirt road and short walk.

The 14th-century harbour with its lighthouse, waterfront cafés and lanes of the old town.

Shallow lagoon beach with pinkish sand in the far south-west of Crete, part of a protected area.

The Venetian fortress above Rethymno’s old town, with views over the sea.

One of the great museums of Greece, home to the finest collection of Minoan art.

The largest Minoan palace and the centre of Minoan civilisation, just outside Heraklion.

A 16 km hike through one of Europe’s longest gorges, open roughly from May to October.

Venetian fortress island, later a leper colony, reached by a short boat ride from Plaka or Elounda.

Ancient acropolis on a rock high above the white village of Lindos and St Paul’s Bay.

Small rocky cove with clear emerald water south of Faliraki.

The restored castle-palace of the Knights at the top of the Street of the Knights.

UNESCO-listed walled old town of the Knights of St John, the largest inhabited medieval town in Europe.

Shaded green valley with streams and wooden bridges, where Jersey tiger moths gather in summer.

Large archaeological area in the centre of Kos Town, next to the Hippocrates plane tree.

Ancient healing sanctuary on terraces above Kos Town, linked to Hippocrates.

Tiny islet with a chapel off Agios Stefanos beach in Kefalos Bay.

Castle of the Knights of St John guarding Kos harbour.

Mountain village on Mount Dikeos, popular for sunset views over the sea.

The palace built for Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi), with gardens overlooking the coast.

Sandstone cliffs and channels carved by the sea in the north of Corfu.

UNESCO-listed old town with Venetian, French and British architecture and the Liston arcade.

Venetian fortress on a promontory next to the old town, with views over the town and sea.

Coves of clear water below a hilltop monastery on the west coast.

Small village on a narrow isthmus below a Venetian castle.

Large cave with stalactites and stalagmites near Sami.

Harbour village at the northern tip of Kefalonia with Venetian-style houses.

Underground lake visited by boat, lit by sunlight through a collapsed roof.

Famous white-pebble beach below steep cliffs on the north-west coast.

Sea caves with bright blue water at the northern tip of the island, visited by boat.

High cliffs and rock arches on the south-west coast, a popular sunset spot.

Small island in the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, where loggerhead turtles nest.

The famous shipwreck cove below high cliffs, best seen by boat or from the viewpoint above.

The main square of Zakynthos Town by the harbour.

Hilltop Chora below a Byzantine-Venetian castle and the monastery of Agios Georgios.

Folklore museum in a mansion in Chora.

Statue of “Immortal Poetry” in Chora honouring the English poet Rupert Brooke, who is buried on Skyros.