Hania Province
Drop by this factory to learn the process of olive-oil production from extraction to end product. Tours take 10 to 15 minutes, followed by a spot of olive…
Must-see attractions in Greece
Rethymno
Another vestige of Venetian rule is this small fountain where water spouts from three lions’ heads into three basins flanked by Corinthian columns. Above…
Rhodes Town
This landmark French-built lighthouse guards the entrance to Mandraki Harbour, at the spot where some suggest the Colossus of Rhodes once stood. Its beam…
Athens
Lest you think anarchism is all about riots and squats: this is a reclaimed parking lot, which locals occupied and planted with greenery in 2009. It's…
Permanent Collection of Ancient & Traditional Shipbuilding
Hania
The Minoa, a painstaking replica of a Minoan ship that sailed from Crete to Athens for the 2004 Olympic Games, now permanently docks in a converted…
Central Greece
The former home of Dimitrios Panourgias, a hero of the 19th-century struggle for Greek independence, opened in 2019 as a museum of the revolution. In the…
Hania Province
Close to the village centre, this small museum chronicles Crete’s resistance movement from 1941 to 1945. There's limited information in English. The…
Milos
Hot water bubbles up through the sand of a beach, 3km southeast around the bay from central Adamas, heating the water close to shore. Sadly, it's…
Hania
This three-aisled basilica with its prominent bell tower is dedicated to the Virgin of the Three Martyrs, Hania's patron saint. The present structure was…
Milos
This ancient Minoan town in the island’s northeast (on the main road en route to Pollonia but poorly signed) was one of the earliest settlements in the…
Piraeus
As nautical museums go, this isn't one of the best, despite Greece’s long maritime history. Still, it does have all the requisite models of ancient and…
Delphi
Even if it’s just for the views, it’s well worth the short climb up the steps from opposite Hotel Tholos to reach the Byzantine-style stone church of…
Rhodes Town
Four coats of arms on the Inn of Provence form the shape of a cross. After Rhodes fell to the Ottomans, the building became a hammam (Turkish bath), while…
Hania
Hania’s interesting Folklore Museum contains a selection of crafts, including weavings with traditional designs; local paintings; and several rooms of a…
Evia
Halkida's 19th-century grandeur just about endures at the waterfront Kokkino Spiti mansion, dating from 1884. Built into the rock, it became headquarters…
The Folklore Museum of Apiranthos
Naxos
Housed in a traditional building in the village square, this museum represents a traditional Apiranthos house of a century ago, with three rooms (kitchen,…
Kefallonia
Red-sand Xi Beach has some appeal, but it's also the closest the island has to a fully-fledged package resort and it can feel overcrowded in summer. A 10…
Pelion Peninsula
If you’re one of those people who think nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, turn your dial to this spot. A celebration of one collector’s pre-digital love…
Agiou Dionysiou Aeropagitou Church
Athens
This massive church, named after Athens' patron saint, towers over a small plaza. Duck inside to see beautiful paintings by Spiros Vasiliou, splendid…
Andros
The picturesque ruins of this fortress, built by Venice's doge (duke) Enrico Dandolo in the early 13th century, stand on an island linked to the tip of…
Skiathos
Backed by a sea of greenery, this golden-white sand-and-pebble north-coast strand has clear aqua water, a respectable taverna and a smattering of sun…
Rhodes Town
Built in 1519 under the rule of Grand Master Fabrizio del Carretto (1513–21), this former Knights’ lodging is in the lower part of the Street of the…
Rethymno Province
Spili is a bishop’s see (seat of a bishop), based at the massive modern monastery on the main road at the western end of town. You’re free to walk around…
Chios
There are two Churches of the Taxiarhes (Archangels) in Mesta. The older and smaller one dates from Byzantine times and features a magnificent 17th…
Rethymno Province
For wonderful views overlooking Panormo's port, head up the hill to a tiny segment of stone wall that remains from a 13th-century fortress. It's believed…
The Mani
The Church of Agios Ioannis, built by the Mavromichalis family on a tiny square west of the main square, contains a series of well-preserved frescoes…
Athens
Just below the crest of Filopappou Hill, the ruined shrine to the goddesses of creative inspiration is carved into the bedrock.
Chios
Near the main gate of the kastro (castle) this tiny museum (or 'Palataki') still looks like the 15th-century fortress it once was. It houses rotating…
Peloponnese
Rather than raising or opening this bridge on the Corinth Canal to allow boats through, the operator winds it down beneath the water. It's worth watching…
Cyclades
Just west of Kastro, above steeply terraced fields and reached by a flight of whitewashed steps, is the reclusive, beautiful Horio. Still home to a dozen…
Central Greece
The stunning Fethiye (‘Conquest’) Mosque, on the waterfront near the eastern side of the port, was built in 1499, shortly after the Ottoman Sultan Beyazid…
Hania Province
This striking war memorial with white crosses against a backdrop of Souda Bay holds the graves of 1500 Commonwealth soldiers who died during WWI and, in…
Hania
Hania’s modern art gallery evokes the interior of a boat and presents temporary exhibitions of contemporary works by local and national artists on three…
Rhodes Town
Dating from 1492, the Inn of France is the most ornate and distinctive of all the inns on the Street of the Knights, which were used as residences by…
Peloponnese
This slightly neglected museum in an impressive historic building is on the up again and is worth popping into for its substantial collection of…
Mykonos
Also known as Agios Giannis (both names mean St John), this built-up beach settlement has a slim crescent of sand studded with umbrellas and lapped at by…
Macedonia
Written explanation is scant at this small museum occupying a traditional house in the Varosi quarter, but there are plenty of folk garments, embroidered…
Meteora Geological History Museum
Meteora & Thessaly
Across from Kastraki’s village church, this simple museum tells the story of the Meteora, from the very beginning of the universe. Panel displays explain…
Patra
Patra was an important Roman city and this brick-built odeion (small theatre), built in the 2nd century AD, is one of several remains scattered about the…
Fira
Near the cable-car station, this museum houses a few impressive finds from Akrotiri and Ancient Thira, such as vast amphorae and painted oil burners…
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