Delos
Near the entrance to the Sanctuary of Apollo, this market square has an L-shaped stoa which was once lined with shops.
Must-see attractions in Greece
Galaxidi
Atop the hill between the two harbours, the Church of Agios Nikolaos holds an especially fine carved-wood iconostasis.
Iraklio Province
The east magazines (storerooms) once contained stacks of giant pithoi (pots) containing liquids and staples.
Mykonos
This wide, sandy beach is good for windsurfing and other water sports. Buses head here from Hora's Old Port station.
Kythnos
Although you can swim in the centre of town, you're better off walking 10 minutes north to this pretty little cove.
Kythnos
Aprokrousi is a wide strip of gravelly brown sand with a couple of tavernas, a popular beach bar and ample parking.
Rhodes Town
The oldest mosque on Rhodes, built soon after the Ottomans arrived in the 16th century; it's not open to visitors.
Kos Town
On the south side of Kos' castle are the ruins of the Shrine of Aphrodite.
Hydra Town
Housed in the peaceful monastery complex on the harbour, the Ecclesiastical Museum contains a collection of icons.
Corfu
Simple little monastic museum, with an incongruous case of whale bones among its assorted icons and prayer books.
Rethymno Province
Ecclesiastic-art fans should stop in town at Panormo’s parish church, which has some stunning modern frescoes.
Skyros
Skinny-dippers can leave it all behind at this tan-toned nudist strand just beyond the southern end of Magazia.
Rhodes Town
Also known as the Windmills Gate, St Catherine’s Gate provided access to the windmills on the waterfront.
Knossos
Storerooms, and site of the giant pithoi (clay jars) that once held oil, wine and other staples.
Kos Town
This cluster of Doric columns once supported the roof of an open-sided portion of the ancient gymnasium.
Zakynthos
Long, narrow Banana is a busy package-tour beach and is awash with crowds, water sports and parasols.
Church of the Assumption of Mary
Thrace
Built in 1800 on a Byzantine shrine site, the church contains 16th-century icons and wood carvings.
Mykonos
Small beach with a diving centre and waves that make it more suitable for sunbathing than swimming.
Delos
The ruins of a temple to the first king of Delos, who was believed to have been a son of Apollo.
Aegina
This temple ruin sits on top of the mountain Ellanio Oros (532m) in the south of central Aegina.
Rhodes Town
This towering mosque, facing the Old Town's Great Hammam (Turkish baths), was completed in 1765.
Aegina
Peruse historical clothing, housewares and artwork recreating the mood of old-time island life.
Delos
Adjacent to the stadium, this building was used for both athletics training and education.
Iraklio Province
Believed to be an altar where animals were sacrificed (many bone remains were found here).
Cyclades
Displays on maritime and rural traditions inside the crumbling medieval kastro.
Delos
This colonnaded building once formed the monumental entrance to the sanctuary of Apollo.
Rhodes Town
The gate of St John is said to have become dyed red with blood during the siege of 1522.
Lesvos
Up the main road from Agios Isidoros, this famous distillery offers tours and tastings.
Delos
The remains of fortifications built by the Roman governor in 69 BC to protect the town.
Iraklio Province
These apartments are referred to as the king's and queen's megarons, or royal halls.
Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods
Delos
Egyptian deities such as Isis and Serapis were worshipped in this ruined sanctuary.
Iraklio Province
The area known as the North Court was once lined with workshops and storage rooms.
Iraklio Province
These four surviving steps of a large staircase may have been used as a theatre.
Thasos
Dedicated to Greek-American artist Polygnotos Vagis (born in Potamia in 1894).
Knossos
The West Court may have been a marketplace or the site of public gatherings.
