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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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A harbor filled with sailboats and yachts at the base of a steep, arid hill densely covered with white-washed buildings and terracotta roofs under a clear blue sky.

Hydra, Attica

Hydra Town (Chora) and Port

Hydra Town (Chora) Port
The image shows the ancient stone ruins of a Greek temple portico with four fluted columns and a section of entablature, situated on a rocky cliff overlooking the blue Aegean Sea.

Rhodes, Aegean

Lindos Acropolis at Sunrise

From €20

Grounds of the Byzantine castle of Trikala above the rooftops of the town

Trikala, Thessaly

Byzantine Castles (in Old Town)

Historic hilltop citadel in Trikala, Greece
A view of a harbor with numerous sailboats docked on the left and a distinctive stone lighthouse situated at the end of a long breakwater on the right.

Crete, Crete

Hania Old Town

Venetian Old Town in Chania, Crete
A bronze statue of a bearded man in classical robes standing on a marble pedestal with Greek inscriptions, set outdoors against a backdrop of trees and a stone wall.

Nafpaktos, Central Greece

Lepanto Battlefield Memorial
A forested hilltop featuring a prominent ancient stone monument (the Monument of Philopappos) and a bronze statue against a clear blue sky.

Athens, Attica

Philopappou Hill

Historic park with Acropolis views

Free

The image shows the massive marble pillars and entablature of the Temple of Apollo at the Portara, with the white-washed buildings of Naxos Chora visible in the background.

Naxos, Aegean

Portara

From €3

The broad green Spianada square in Corfu Town

Corfu, Ionian Islands

Achilleos Square (Spianada)

Free

The image shows ancient stone fortifications, crenellated walls, and scattered architectural ruins on a rocky hilltop under a blue sky.

Rhodes, Aegean

Lindos Acropolis Museum

From €10

A view of white-washed buildings on a cliffside overlooking the deep blue Aegean Sea and the volcanic caldera islands in the distance, with a large wooden wheel structure in the foreground.

Santorini, Aegean

Sunset From Oia (including Castle Of Agios Nikolaos)

Sunset view from Oia castle, Santorini

Free

A large Byzantine-style church with a central dome and a separate bell tower flying a Greek flag, situated on a hill overlooking a road and bridge.

Larissa, Thessaly

Agios Achillios (The Frourio/ Fortress)

Basilica on the Hill of the Castle in Larissa

Free

The image shows the stone foundations and ruins of an ancient settlement under a clear blue sky, with a paved walkway in the foreground and hills in the background.

Volos, Thessaly

Dimini Archaeological Site

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