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Places to visit in Greece

47 towns, cities and natural areas we have written up, with our picks first.

A view of a Greek coastal town square with neoclassical buildings, a Greek flag, and a hillside settlement rising behind it, featuring a prominent fortress at the summit.

Aegean

Ermoupoli

Cycladic capital with neoclassical architecture and large port
A large Ottoman-era mosque with a stone facade, a tall cylindrical minaret, and a large blue-tiled dome, situated in a paved public square with trees and other buildings in the background.

Thessaly

Trikala

Thessalian city with riverfront and ancient theatre
Kastoria on its peninsula in Lake Orestiada, with swans and a boat by the lakeside promenade

Macedonia

Kastoria

Lakeside city in northern Greece
Panoramic view over the rooftops of Veria towards the plain

Macedonia

Veria

Historic city in the heart of Macedonia
Boats float in sparkling blue water near a stone fortress and colorful buildings along the Nafpaktos coastline under a clear sky.

Central Greece

Nafpaktos

Venetian port town with a historic castle on the Gulf of Corinth
The single-arched stone bridge of Konitsa over the Aoos river below limestone cliffs

Epirus

Konitsa

County town in Epirus with historic stone bridges
The image shows a stone arch bridge spanning a river, with a few people visible on the bridge deck, set against a clear blue sky and green vegetation along the banks.

Epirus

Arta

Medieval bridge town in the Ambracian Gulf region
The ancient theatre of Larissa, its tiers set into the hillside

Thessaly

Larissa

Thessalian city with ancient theatre and fortress
The Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Lavreotiki, rising above a spring meadow of red poppies and yellow wildflowers

Attica

Lavreotiki

UNESCO geopark with unique mineral deposits
Oak forest on the Foloi plateau in Ilia

Peloponnese

Foloi

Oak-covered plateau in inland Ilia, with Natura 2000 forest above Ancient Olympia
Sandy beach with umbrellas at Neoi Poroi on the Pieria coast

Macedonia

Neoi Poroi

Quiet Pierian seaside village between Olympus and the Thermaic Gulf

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