Places
Islands, cities, mountain villages and ancient sites across Greece. Pick where to start.
Heart Greece reads the country the way a ferry timetable does: island group by island group, then the mainland regions in between.
Explore70 placesIconic sights and hidden corners across the country.Day Trips11 tripsWhat each one costs and how long it takes.Itineraries3 routesThree ways to string a trip together.Find Your Way1 live mapSearch anywhere in Greece and get directions.Virtual Tours29 toursMuseums and ancient sites you can walk through online.Kalamata and the Mani7 sightsOlive city, castle and the Outer Mani coast.Nafplio and the Argolid5 sightsPalamidi, Mycenae, Epidaurus and the first capital’s lanes.Ioannina and Zagori7 sightsA lake city with a walled old town, and stone villages over the Vikos Gorge.Chania5 sightsA Venetian harbour, the old quarters, Halepa and the Akrotiri coves.Heraklion and Knossos7 sightsThe Archaeological Museum, the Palace of Knossos, Koules and the old town inside the Venetian walls.Sifnos8 sightsPottery villages, the Kastro on its rock, Chrysopigi by the sea and an island famous for its cooks.Delphi and Arachova8 sightsThe sanctuary of Apollo and its museum, the mountain village of Arachova and the slopes of Mount Parnassos.Meteora11 sightsThe monasteries on the rocks, the town of Kalambaka and the village of Kastraki below them.Thessaloniki12 sightsThe White Tower and the waterfront, the Rotunda and the UNESCO churches, Ano Poli and the old markets.Volos and Pelion2 sightsThe stone villages of Mount Pelion, the heritage train to Milies, walks, two coasts and the apples of Zagora.Monemvasia6 sightsThe Byzantine castle town on its rock, the causeway from Gefyra, Agia Sofia, the walls and the poet Yannis Ritsos.Island Hopper6 island groupsWhich islands connect, and the sea at every port.