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Aegean

Things to see in Aegean

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

A coastal village scene featuring a waterfront promenade lined with restaurants and cafes, terracotta-roofed buildings climbing a hillside, and a small rocky islet in the bay.

Samos · Village Centers

Kokkari

Kokkari is a small fishing village on the north coast of Samos, about ten kilometres west of Samos Town, and it has grow...
A view through a white archway of a yellow and blue Orthodox church dome topped with a cross against a clear blue sky.

Santorini · Religious Heritage

Largest Orthodox Cathedral (Fira)

Metropolitan Orthodox cathedral in Fira, Santorini
A white-washed Cycladic building with blue trim, featuring an external staircase, a small cafe or taverna seating area with white chairs, and a stone-paved square in the foreground.

Paros · Historic Districts

Lefkes

Lefkes is a village in the hills of central Paros, where the white houses climb a slope above terraced olive groves and...
A narrow, stone-paved alleyway in a Greek town featuring whitewashed walls, an archway, and shop signs including one for "Glamour Handmade Jewellery" and another for "The Lane" souvenir shop with Greek text.

Naxos · Castles

Naxos Town (Chora) / Old Town

13th-century Venetian fortress in the Greek isles
Waterfall in the wooded Petaloudes (Valley of the Butterflies) on Rhodes

Rhodes · Nature Reserves

Valle dei Molini (Valley of the Butterflies)

Valle dei Molini, the Valley of the Butterflies, is a small wooded ravine on Rhodes, near the village of Petaloudes, abo...
A row of white-washed buildings with colorful balconies and overhangs built directly on the sea edge, with a large cruise ship visible on the far left and a rocky shoreline in the foreground.

Mykonos · Urban & Local Life

Little Venice

Whitew seaside buildings in Mykonos
A coastal town with white and pastel buildings climbing a hillside, viewed from the wake of a moving boat on the water.

Ermoupoli · Historical Archives

Historical Archive of Syros

Few Greek towns are as closely tied to their documents as Ermoupoli. The town was founded in the 1820s by refugees from...
A view of a fortified acropolis on a rocky hill overlooking white buildings and an orange grove in the foreground.

Rhodes · Acropolis Sites

Acropolis of Lindos

The Acropolis of Lindos is a limestone crag rising roughly 116 metres above the sea on the eastern coast of Rhodes’ isla...
The whitewashed Byzantine church of Panagia Episkopi, Santorini

Santorini · Historic Sites & Ruins

Panagia Episkopi

Oldest surviving church in Santorini
A large, freestanding marble doorway (Portara) standing amidst ancient stone ruins and dry vegetation under a clear blue sky.

Naxos · Ancient Ruins

Porta (Portara) - Temple Of Apollo

Unfinished 6m marble temple in Naxos
A stone fortress wall with an arched gateway and a Greek flag flying on top, overlooking a grassy courtyard area.

Chios · Castles

Castle of Chios (Kastro)

On the northern edge of the harbour of Chios Town, a long stretch of stone wall and dry moat encloses the old fortified...
Neratzia Castle of the Knights seen from the sea at Kos Town harbour

Kos · Castles

Castle of the Knights (Neratzia Castle)

The Castle of the Knights, known locally as Neratzia, guards the entrance to the harbour of Kos Town, and it is one of t...