Ancient & archaeological sites in Greece
Detourmap maps 388 ancient & archaeological sites worth the detour in Greece — ruins, stone circles, dolmens, pyramids, hillforts. The best known is Athens. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Parthenon
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Iconic
Former temple of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece
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Acropolis of Athens
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Iconic
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
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Olympia, Greece
Ancient & megalithic · Iconic
Town on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, site of the ancient Olympic Games
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Knossos
Ancient & megalithic · 70th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Minoan through Roman administrative center and city
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Platonic Academy
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century BC · Renowned
Ancient philosophical, research and educative center, founded by Plato in Athens
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Erechtheion
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens
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Temple of Athena Nike
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek temple built in the fifth century CE on the Acropolis of Athens in honor of Athena as the goddess of victory, located in Athens Municipality, Gre…
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Sicyon
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek city state Sicyon situated in the northern Peloponnesus
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Elis
Ancient & megalithic · 11th century BC · Notable
Ancient city-state, capital city of the district of Elis
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Delphic Oracle
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Channel of divine guidance at the Sanctuary of Pythian Apollo
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Theatre of Thorikos
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Oldest Greek theatre still standing, located in Thorikos, Greece
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Nicopolis
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Notable
Ancient city founded by Augustus after the battle of Actium
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Sounion
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Cape and archaeological site in Lavreotiki municipality, Attica, Greece
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Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Ancient & megalithic · 2nd century · Notable
Ancient theater in Athens Acropolis
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Temple of Zeus in Olympia
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century BC · Notable
Ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the Greek god Zeus, built in the second quarter of the 5th century BC in the Doric order
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Akrotiri
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera)
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Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient temple in Peloponnese, Greece
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Treasury of Atreus
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
"tholos" tomb located on the Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece, that dates ca.1250 BC
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Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century BC · Notable
Ancient Greek choragic monument in Athens
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Helike
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient city of Achaia, identified with an archaeological site
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Sesklo archaeological site
Ancient & megalithic · 70th century BC · Notable
Neolithic site in Magnisia, Greece
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Diolkos
Ancient & megalithic · 6th century BC · Notable
Paved trackway in Ancient Greece which enabled boats to be moved overland across the Isthmus of Corinth
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Philopappos Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 2nd century · Notable
Ancient Greek mausoleum in Muses hill in Athens
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Propylaea of Athens
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Notable
The gate of the Acropolis of Athens
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Brauroneion
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient temple in the Acropolis of Athens
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Lefkandi
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Archaeological site with Geometric hero-burial, Euboea, Greece
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Cadmea of Thebes
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Excavated Mycenaean and later settlement on acropolis hill of ancient Thebes, Boeotia
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Argive Heraion
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Major ancient sanctuary of Hera between Argos and Mycenae
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Old Temple of Athena
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient temple on the Athenian Acropolis
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Church of Hosios David
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Church with fine Byzantine mosaics in Thessaloniki
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Atatürk Museum
Ancient & megalithic · 21st century · Notable
Historic house museum in Thessaloniki, Greece
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Philippeion
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century BC · Notable
Circular monument at Ancient Olympia, Greece
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Eleusinion
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter in Athens near the Ancient Agora
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Stadium at Olympia
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient Olympic venue in Olympia, Greece
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Samothrace temple complex
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Ancient sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace, Greece
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Temple of Artemis
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaic Greek temple in Corfu, Greece, built in around 580 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra
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Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Healing shrine on the territory of ancient Epidauros, Argolid, Greece
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Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Hidden gem
Ancient Greek temple in Lavreotiki Municipality, Greece
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Amphiareion of Oropos
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Ancient sanctuary of Amphiaraus in Attica, Greece
