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World Heritage Sites

Because of its geographical position, Greece was a crossroad of civilisations that had left their traces everywhere: the architecture of the museums and settlements, miniature art, daily life, nutritional customs and in all forms of popular art in the various regions of the country. The visitor can come into contact with this multihued and impressive mosaic through trips into historical, cultural, artistic and folkloric traditions.

Acropolis, Parthenonas

Of especial interest is the following archaeological sites and monuments that stand out because of their uniqueness, and are thus classified by UNESCO’s catalogue as Monuments of World Cultural Heritage:

Agio Oros - Mount Athos (Monastic Community)
Athens (Acropolis)
Bassae (Temple of Apollo Epicurius)
Vergina - Aigai
Delphi (archaeological site)
Delos (archaeological site)
Epidavros (archaeological site)
Early Christian and Byzantine Thessaloniki
Meteora Monastery Complex
Mystras (Medieval Site)
Monasteries Daphni (Attica), Hosios Loukas (Boiotia), and Nea Moni of Chios
Archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Olympia (archaeological site)
Old Town of Corfu
Patmos Historic Centre (Chora) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse
Medieval City of Rhodes
Samos Pythagoreio and Heraion

For more information about the World Heritage Sites in Greece you may visit the website: odysseus.culture.gr

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ARCADIA

Temple of Apollo Epicurius

30 km at Bassae, Figaleia (near Andritsena), 1 hour by car The temple of Apollo Epikourios, one of the most important and most imposing temples of antiquity, stands in the bare and rocky landscape...

ARGOLIDA

Tirintha (Archeological site)

Tirintha (Archeological...

ATTICA

A visit to the Acropolis

It is the Athens symbol, the sacred rock, the connection between ancient and contemporary civilizations. The monuments that stand today on the Sacred Rock are dated from the prehistoric period up to...

Dafni Monastery

Dafni...

CHIOS

Nea Moni of Chios

Nea Moni (11th century) has been the most important religious center of Chios for centuries and one of the most important Byzantine monuments in Greece (it is included in UNESCO’s World Heritage...

CYCLADES

Delos

Where light was born It’s a UNESCO world heritage site. It’s an ark of history, floating lazily on the waters of the Aegean Sea, just a few miles away from cosmopolitan Mykonos. It’s a chance to...

Sightseeing tour on Delos

There in the middle of the Aegean lies the small island called Delos. The Apparent, so to say, because it appeared or emerged from the bottom of the sea and became the birthplace of two gods:...

DODECANESE

Aghios Ioannis Theologos Monastery

Spiritual sites in Patmos: the holy Cave and the Monastery of St. John The island of Patmos owes its fame to St. John the Evangelist, the most beloved disciple of Christ, and to the monastery,...

Apokalipsi Cave

One of the most famous caves worldwide is APOKALIPSI CAVE (tel: 31234) and is located midway between Chora and Skala. Tradition holds that in this cave St John who was exiled to the island of Patmos...

Medieval city of Rhodes

As you enter one of the largest medieval towns in Europe through the Gate of Freedom, it soon becomes obvious that the Old Town of Rhodesis a mosaic of different cultures and civilizations; rarely...

FOKIDA

Delphi

History At the foot of Mount Parnassos, within the angle formed by the twin rocks of the Phaedriades, lies the Pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, which had the most famous oracle of ancient Greece....

HALKIDIKI

Monastic community-Agio Oros

Agio Oros (Mount Athos) is a unique monastic community. It comprises of 20 majestic monasteries. Apart from the monasteries, there are also 12 hermitages, monk communities which constitute a...

ILIA

Olympia Archaeological Site

According to the World Heritage website, there is probably no ancient archaeological site anywhere in the world that has more relevance on today΄s world than Olympia. The stadium of Olympia, where...

IMATHIA

Vergina

The excavation by Professor Manolis Andronikos and his associates under the Great Tumulus of Vergina village in Imathia, Central Macedonia in 1977 brought to light the most important archaeological...

SAMOS

Heraion of Samos

Tradition has it that Hera was born and raised here, and for this reason her temple at Heraion was the largest in the antiquity. The most important archaeological site includes the huge (109 m in...

Pithagorio Samos

Pithagorion,...

THESSALONIKI

Paleochristian and Byzantine Thessaloniki

Paleochristian and Byzantine...

TRIKALA

Aghia Triada Monastery

Aghia triada monastery is located close to Aghios Stefanos monastery, on top of a steep and magnificent rock. As proved by the documents of Simeon Ouresis Paleologos it has been an organized...

Meteora

Meteora is from the biggest and most important group of monasteries in Greece after those in Mount Athos. We can locate the first traces of their history from 11th c. when the first hermits settled...

Meteora Monasteries

One of the greatest monuments of the world, protected by UNESCO and characterized by it as “A Preserved and Protected Monument of Humanity”, Meteora is the most important (after Aghios Oros) monastic...

VIOTIA

Monastery of Ossios Loukas

Byzantine Masterpieces at the foot of Mountain Parnassos On your way up to the slopes of Mt. Parnassos and the archaeological site of Delphi, about 13 km before the town of Aráhova, leave the main...

LOCATION UNRELEATED RESULTS

Greece recognised for its achievements in cultural heritage conservation and dedicated service

Each year, Europa Nostra, a member-based organisation whose mission is to safeguard Europe’s cultural heritage, recognizes achievements in this area at its annual European Union Prize for Cultural...