Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae sight
Prefectures of Messenia, Arcadia, and Ilia in the Western Peloponnese, Greece
This famous temple to the god of healing and the sun was built towards the middle of the 5th century B.C. in the lonely heights of the Arcadian mountains. The temple, which has the oldest Corinthian capital yet found, combines the Archaic style and the serenity of the Doric style with some daring a...
Acropolis, Athens sight
Prefecture and Region of Attica, Greece
The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity to the world. In the second half of the fifth century bc, Athens, following the victory against the Persian...
Archaeological Site of Delphi sight
Prefecture of Phokis, Region of Central Greece, Greece
The pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, was the site of the omphalos, the 'navel of the world'. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred meaning, Delphi in the 6th century B.C. was indeed the religious centre and symbol of unity of th...
Medieval City of Rhodes sight
Prefecture of Dodecanese, Region of the South Aegean, Greece
The Order of St John of Jerusalem occupied Rhodes from 1309 to 1523 and set about transforming the city into a stronghold. It subsequently came under Turkish and Italian rule. With the Palace of the Grand Masters, the Great Hospital and the Street of the Knights, the Upper Town is one of the most b...
Meteora sight
Prefecture of Trikala, Region of Thessaly, Greece
In a region of almost inaccessible sandstone peaks, monks settled on these 'columns of the sky' from the 11th century onwards. Twenty-four of these monasteries were built, despite incredible difficulties, at the time of the great revival of the eremetic ideal in the 15th century. Their 16th-centu...
Mount Athos sight
Autonomous region of Mount Athos, Greece
An Orthodox spiritual centre since 1054, Mount Athos has enjoyed an autonomous statute since Byzantine times. The 'Holy Mountain', which is forbidden to women and children, is also a recognized artistic site. The layout of the monasteries (about 20 of which are presently inhabited by some 1,400 m...
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika sight
Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Region of Central Macedonia, Greece
Founded in 315 B.C., the provincial capital and sea port of Thessalonika was one of the first bases for the spread of Christianity. Among its Christian monuments are fine churches, some built on the Greek cross plan and others on the three-nave basilica plan. Constructed over a long period, from th...
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus sight
Prefecture of Argolis, Region of the Peloponnesos, Greece
In a small valley in the Peloponnesus, the shrine of Asklepios, the god of medicine, developed out of a much earlier cult of Apollo (Maleatas), during the 6th century BC at the latest, as the official cult of the city state of Epidaurus. Its principal monuments, particularly the temple of Asklepios...
Archaeological Site of Mystras sight
Prefecture of Laconia, Region of the Peloponnesos, Greece
Mystras, the 'wonder of the Morea', was built as an amphitheatre around the fortress erected in 1249 by the prince of Achaia, William of Villehardouin. Reconquered by the Byzantines, then occupied by the Turks and the Venetians, the city was abandoned in 1832, leaving only the breathtaking mediev...
Archaeological Site of Olympia sight
Prefecture of Ilia, Region of West Greece in the Western Peloponnese, Greece
The site of Olympia, in a valley in the Peloponnesus, has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 10th century B.C., Olympia became a centre for the worship of Zeus. The Altis the sanctuary to the gods has one of the highest concentrations of masterpieces from the ancient Greek world. ...
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