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The columns of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi beneath Mount Parnassus

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Historic Sites & Ruins in Greece

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The image shows the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, featuring its iconic Doric columns against a clear blue sky.

Sounio, Attica

Ancient Fortifications of Sounion
The image shows the stone ruins of an ancient Greek theatre with tiered seating, a circular orchestra area, and a red-domed structure visible on the hill in the background.

Larissa, Thessaly

Ancient Theatre Of Larissa

3rd-century Hellenistic theatre in Larissa
The multi-arched stone Bridge of Arta over the Arachthos river

Arta, Epirus

Bridge of Arta

17th-century stone bridge spanning the Arachthos River

Free

A watercolor painting by John Fulleylove depicting a rocky gorge with a stream, ancient stone ruins in the foreground, and figures walking along a path.

Arachova, Central Greece

Castalian Spring

Free

A traditional stone and stucco house with a terracotta tiled roof, wooden balcony, and multiple chimneys, situated on a sloping street with other similar buildings and mountains in the background.

Metsovo, Epirus

Metsovo Traditional Architecture (Papanika District)

Free

A close-up of a rusty metal mooring bollard on a pebbled quay, with a blurred stone breakwater and blue sky in the background.

Rethymno, Crete

Venetian Harbor

Historic Venetian harbor in Rethymno, Crete
A white-washed building with reddish-brown wooden shutters and an external staircase, situated behind ancient stone ruins with a metal gate in the foreground.

Mykonos, Aegean

Whitewashed Structures (general)

Cycladic whitewashed lanes in Mykonos town
A row of weathered stone column drums and bases set in a grassy field with ancient stone walls and ruins in the background.

Athens, Attica

Kerameikos

Ancient cemetery and pottery district in Athens

From €5

A white stone pillar with a spherical top stands in a dry, scrubby landscape with mountains in the background and a dirt road nearby.

Rhodes, Aegean

St. Paul's Pillar
The image shows a wide landscape view of the Meteora rock formations in Greece, featuring two prominent monasteries (the Monastery of the Holy Trinity and the Monastery of Roussanou) situated on high rock pillars, with the vast Thessalian plain visib

Meteora, Thessaly

Great Monastery (Great Meteoron)

Oldest and largest monastery in Meteora, Greece
A large medieval fortress with crenellated stone walls sits atop a steep, rocky cliff, overlooking a cluster of white buildings and trees below under a blue sky.

Rhodes, Aegean

Lindos Acropolis and Acropolis Museum
The image shows a low-angle, close-up view of the upper section of a large, ancient marble temple, specifically focusing on the corner where the architrave meets the columns, with a pile of rubble in the foreground.

Athens, Attica

Parthenon

Ancient Greek temple atop the Acropolis

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