These sites, built by the Greeks as well as past invaders, offer a timeless experience from the multitude of Greek acropolises that span the country to Byzantine churches and monasteries and other Venetian, Turkish, Crusader, or British monuments. Watch the story unfold in the ancient theatre of Epidaurus in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, a civic monument built at the end of the 4th century B.C. that is still used today to host dramatic Greek plays.
Promenade through the acropolis of Athens to witness the Propylaea and the Erehtheum. Another temple of the renowned acropolis is the Parthenon, the signature of Classical Greece. It was built in honor of the ancient maiden goddess Athena, the patron of Greece's people. Visit the coast of the Navagio (Shipwreck) bay in Zakynthos to truly feel and understand the old maritime lifestyle of Greek seafaring. Get the best view from the middle of the world at the Oracle of Delphi, situated on Mount Parnassus where Pan and the nymphs once lived.
The oracle was one of the most sacred places in the ancient world where the Pythean games were held every eight years to commemorate the god Apollo. Explore the mythical abode of the gods in Mount Olympus, the tallest and largest mountain in Greece that has now been turned into a national park. One of the most impressive archaeological structures in the country has to be Knossos, a bronze age palace on the island of Crete, inscribed with the mysteries of mythology and fit for the son of Zeus. Greece stands out in the world with its unmeasurable and incomparable culture, which has evolved from the ancient to modern times and there are ample amounts of marvelous sites that beckon people from all corners of the globe to come and witness this part of history.