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Aegean

Things to see in Aegean

95 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A large, circular stone defensive tower with crenellations and a sloping base, part of a larger fortification wall, set against a clear blue sky with a dirt road and a truck visible in the foreground.

Chios Β· Museums & Culture

Mastic Groves (general)

UNESCO-listed mastic groves in southern Chios
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 Β· Ancient Ruins

Portara

On a small rocky islet just off the harbour of Naxos town, a single marble doorway frames the sea like a picture. The Po...
The image shows ancient stone fortifications, crenellated walls, and scattered architectural ruins on a rocky hilltop under a blue sky.

Rhodes Β· Historic Sites & Ruins

Lindos Acropolis Museum

Anyone looking for a Lindos Acropolis Museum should know that the sanctuary's treasures are not displayed on the hill it...
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 Β· Castles

Sunset From Oia (including Castle Of Agios Nikolaos)

Sunset view from Oia castle, Santorini
AI-generated illustration of Local Markets

Ermoupoli Β· Urban & Local Life

Local Markets

The market streets of Ermoupoli are the working side of a town that is usually admired for its marble squares and mansio...
A coastal scene showing a sandy beach with turquoise water in the foreground, a hillside village of white cubic buildings in the middle ground, and a large ancient fortress perched on the summit of the hill.

Rhodes Β· Historic Sites & Ruins

Lindos Beach

Lindos Beach, also called Main Beach, fills the sheltered bay just below the village of Lindos on Rhodes’s eastern coast...
Fortified walls and bell towers of the Monastery of Saint John on Patmos

Patmos Β· Museums

Monastery Museum

Within the fortress-like walls of the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, which crowns the town of Chora on Patmos,...
A large, historic stone church with a distinctive facade featuring three arched windows on the upper level and a central arched entrance supported by columns, set against a clear blue sky with tourists present.

Paros Β· Historic Sites & Ruins

Panagia Ekatontapiliani

The church of Panagia Ekatontapiliani stands in the middle of Parikia, the port town of Paros, and it is among the most...
A narrow, paved street in a traditional white-washed village with blue shutters, a parked scooter, and a palm tree.

Milos Β· Village Centers

Plaka (Milos)

Plaka is the capital of Milos, a white village that spreads over a hilltop in the north of the island, about a kilometre...
A row of five iconic white windmills with conical thatched roofs and large wooden sails, situated on a hill overlooking the sea and a coastal road with parked cars and tourists.

Mykonos Β· Historic Sites & Ruins

Windmills (Kato Mili)

16th-century windmills overlooking Mykonos town
Sunset over the sandy beach of Agios Prokopios on Naxos

Naxos Β· Beaches

Agios Prokopios

Popular golden sand beach in Naxos, Greece
A white, modernist-style building with angular architecture, stone steps leading to an entrance, and a small stone sign in the foreground reading "Ξ•Ξ™Ξ£ΞŸΞ”ΞŸΞ£ / ENTRANCE".

Samos Β· Archaeological Museums

Archaeological Museum of Samos (Vathy)

Vathy, the island capital of Samos, is a harbour town on a deep bay on the northeast coast, and its archaeological museu...