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Places to see in Greece

12 of the 180 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  ParthenonUNESCO

  Παρθενών

  Ruins · Attica Region

  The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Steve Swayne (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Mount OlympusUNESCO

  Εθνικός Δρυμός Ολύμπου

  Mountain · Central Macedonia Region

  Mount Olympus is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: kallerna (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Acropolis of AthensUNESCO

  Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Ακρόπολης

  Ruins · Attica Region

  The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: A.Savin (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  MycenaeUNESCO

  Μυκήνες

  Ruins · Peloponnese Region

  Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about 120 kilometres south-west of Athens; 11 kilometres north of Argos; and 48 kilometres south of Corinth.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andreas Trepte (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  Mount AthosUNESCO

  Άθως

  Mountain · Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain

  Mount Athos is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece directly on the Aegean Sea. It is an important center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dave Proffer (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  OlympiaUNESCO

  Ολυμπία

  Ruins · West Greece Region

  Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: dronepicr (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  DelosUNESCO

  Δήλος

  Island · South Aegean Region

  Delos or Dilos, is a small Greek island near Mykonos, close to the centre of the Cyclades archipelago. Though only 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi) in area, it is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Romain Delanoë (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  KnossosUNESCO

  Ανάκτορο της Κνωσού

  Ruins · Crete Region

  Knossos is an archaeological site and ancient urban centre in Crete, Greece. It is located within the southern periphery of Heraklion, about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city's historic centre.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  MeteoraUNESCO

  Μετέωρα

  Landmark · Thessaly Region

  Meteora is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, in northwestern Greece, hosting one of the most prominent complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, viewed locally as second in importance only to Mount Athos. Their height is more than 20 metres (66 ft).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: I.Kenanoglou (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  PhilippiUNESCO

  Φίλιπποι

  Ruins · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region

  Philippi was a major mainland Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides. The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Batr41 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  ErechtheionUNESCO

  Ερέχθειο

  Ruins · Attica Region

  The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chepry 💬 (Andrzej Barabasz) 📷 🇵🇱 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  MystrasUNESCO

  Βυζαντινή Καστροπολιτεία Μυστρά

  Ruins · Peloponnese Region

  Mystras or Mistras, also known in the Chronicle of the Morea as Myzethras or Myzithras (Μυζηθρᾶς), is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Joyofmuseums (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map