Greece Archives | World Heritage Sites

An empty cobbled street with stone buildings with arched windows on both sides.

Medieval City of Rhodes

A well-preserved medieval city with complete fortifications, built largely by Crusaders, with elements of Gothic, Byzantine and Ottoman architecture as well.

Rows of large columns with some pieces of the pediment still on top.

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

A classical temple with many original columns and the oldest Corinthian capital ever found.

Zagori Cultural Landscape

46 charming traditional villages connected by a network of cobbled paths, arched bridges and stone staircases.

A peninsula in the sea, with a hill on it and a fortress on the hill.

Old Town of Corfu

A strategically-important port city dominated by two Venetian fortresses and showing influences from later French, British and Greek rule.

A large square entranceway of very large rough stones, with a carving above it.

Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns

Two sets of ruins from the Mycenaean civilization in the Peloponnese, which preceded the Ancient Greeks.

Front of a church - 2 storeys, arches along the edge of the roof as well as above the entrances.

Archaeological Site of Mystras

Atmospheric ruins of a complete Late Byzantine city.

View down a hill with mountains in the background. On the hill below some of the ruins are visible: the amphitheater and some columns and low walls.

Archaeological Site of Delphi

An important religious site for ancient Greeks, who considered it the center of the world.

Semi-circular rings of stone benches slant down to the circular stage area at the bottom.

The Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus

Ruins of an ancient place of healing, with a huge and still intact Greek theater.

A ruined temple in stone, with tall pillars holding up a pediment, that is mostly broken off.

Acropolis, Athens

The most famous remnant of ancient Greece, standing high above the city of Athens.

In a museum, on a small stand, a carved statue of a cow or ox. It's quite detailed in terms of the muscles that show, and the animal's face. It is missing two legs.

Archaeological Site of Olympia

Ruins of an important temple complex dedicated to Zeus, and the site of the first Olympic games.

Delos

Extensive archeological site of an ancient Greek commercial center on an Aegean island.

High rocks like columns. Front center, low in the photo, is a monastery, in white plaster with a red roof, on a small outcropping. Behind it is a far taller rock, and at the very top right of the photo, more buildings are visible, looking tiny on the top of the rock. Mountains in the distance behind.

Meteora

Perched on high rocks, these monasteries served as places of retreat and prayer for monastic communities.