Greece is famous for its natural beauty and history.
Discover attractions of the Greek islands, mainland and metropolis. Apart from archaeological sites, monuments and museums, did you know that you can visit some of the most amazing monuments of geological interest in the word? Don't miss the chance to visit the Petrified Forest of Lesvos and Meteora in Thessaly, Central Greece!
Chania Town, Chania, Chania, Crete The church of Agios Nikolaos, located in Splantzia Square, was built before 1320, during the Venetian period, as a monastery of Dominican Order. After the dominance of Turks in Chania in 1645, the church was transformed into a... View More
Minaret of Agios Nikolaos
Mineral Museum of Petrota
Petrota, Orestiada, Evros, Thrace In the village of Petrota that owes its name to the rich rocks of that area and the exceptional craftsmen who lived there previously, there is the Mineral Museum. It is housed in one of the last preserving traditional buildings,... View More
Agios Konstantinos, Lavrio, Athens, Central Greece Historical mining shaft (I.B.Serpieri) with auxiliary buildings for the transportation of the minerals on the surface from underground tunnels some 165 meters deep and several dozens of kilometers long.The mining complex of Camariza... View More
Mining Complex of Camariza in Lavrio
Minoan Cemetery
Agia Fotia, Sitia, Lasithi, Crete The Minoan cemetery in Agia Fotia is the largest cemetery in the whole of Minoan Crete.
The graves consist of an antechamber and a main chamber, but there are also simple pit graves, which most probably contain children of a... View More
Minoan Cemetery
Minoan City and Palace of Archanes
Epano Archanes, Archanes Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete n a small, closed valley, 15 km south of Knossos, the Minoan city of Archanes with its palatial complex was discovered. It is one of the most important areas of Crete. Human presence appeared there in the Late Minoan period and... View More
Minoan City and Palace of Archanes
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Kato Zakros, Sitia, Lasithi, Crete The remains of a Minoan settlement came to the surface in 1901 by the British D. Hogarth, who performed the first excavation in Kato Zakros.
The most important of Hogarth's findings were the about 300 clay stamps on coins,... View More
Minoan Palace of Zakros
Minoan Town of Palekastro
Chiona, Sitia, Lasithi, Crete At the beach of Palekastro, in the position of Russolakos, a great and big town of the Minoan period was excavated.
It flourished during the post-Minoan period but some remains date back to the pre-Minoan period and the mid-Minoan... View More
Minoan Town of Palekastro
Minoan Villa of Makry Gialos
Makry Gialos, Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete In the position "Plakakia", west from the village of Makry Gialos, archeological excavations revealed a villa that dates back to the post- Minoan period.
The villa that was revealed is very important for the study of Minoan... View More
Minoan Villa of Makry Gialos
Minoan Villa of Nerokouros
Nerokouros, Chania, Chania, Crete From 1977 to 1982 a Greek-Italian excavation was conducted at the modern village Nerokourou, a little outside the city of Chania. A large settlement (organized in neighbourhoods) was excavated that was founded at the end of the... View More
Minoan Villa of Nerokouros
Minoan Villa of Vathipetro
Vathipetro, Archanes Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete The Minoan villa of Vathypetro, situated at the position Piso Livadia, 4 km south of Archanes in the southeast side of Yuhtas. It is a large building, in some parts it has two storeys, with walls decorated with colourful mortar,... View More
Minoan Villa of Vathipetro
Minoan Villa of Zakros
Zakros, Sitia, Lasithi, Crete The Minoan villa of Pano Zakros was studied by N. Platonas, with the aid of his then associates, Giannis and Efi Sakellaraki, in the years of 1965 and 1966.
The chambers of the ground floor include mainly production and storage... View More
Minoan Villa of Zakros
Mirsinidiou Monastery
Moni Mirsinidiou, Chios, Chios Island, North Aegean Islands Moni Myrsinidiou (Myrsinidi Monastery) was founded by monk Christoforos Seremelis (1897). It is dedicated to Panagia Myrtidiotissa (Virgin of the Myrtles), after the miraculous icon, which the monk found in the sea that the monastery... View More
Amfipoli, Amfipoli, Serres, Central Macedonia St. Paul passed by the supply-city of Amphipolis on his second journey on his way to Thessalonica from Philippi. Some scholars suggest that St. Paul lodged overnight there, as part of a three-stage journey from Philippi to Thessalonica,... View More
Missionary Journey of St Paul
Mistros Tower
Mistros, Dirfies Messapies, Euboea, Central Greece View More
Rhodes Town, Rhodes, Rhodes Island, Dodecanese In 2000 the museum of Modern Greek Art acquired the use of the “Palaio Syssitio” (Old Almshouse) building as an exhibition hall. It is situated in Socrates Street, the main thoroughfare in the Medieval Town. From time to time,... View More
Modern Art Center
Mohammed Ali's House
Kavala, Kavala, Kavala, Eastern Macedonia Mohammed Ali’s house is situated on the Panagia Peninsula in the old town of Kavala. The future ruler of Egypt was born and lived in Kavala until he was thirty years old. The building, constructed around 1780-90, with a floor... View More