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=== Archaeological sites and cities ===
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[[File:Facade of Philip II tomb Vergina Greece.jpg|thumb|240px|Tomb of [[Philip II of Macedon]] in [[Vergina]]]]
[[File:Greece Cape Sounion BW 2017-10-09 10-12-43.jpg|thumb|240px|The [[Greek Temple|Temple]] of [[Poseidon]], [[Sounion|Cape Sounion]]]]
[[File:OlympicRaceTrackOlympia.JPG|thumb|240px|The ancient [[Stadium at Olympia|Olympic Stadium]] in [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]]]]
[[File:Lions-Gate-Mycenae.jpg|thumb|240px|The [[Lion Gate]] in [[Mycenae]], [[Peloponnese]]]]
[[File:Ruines of Knossos - panoramio.jpg|thumb|240px|The [[Minoan Civilization|Minoan]] palace in [[Knossos]], [[Crete]]]]
[[File:Aeskulapseum 2.JPG|thumb|250px|The [[Asclepeion]] of [[Kos]]]]

There are numerous archaeological sites dotted all around Greece, many of which are popular with tourists.

The Greek capital, [[Athens]], has many archaeological sites, the most famous being the [[Acropolis of Athens|Acropolis]], the [[Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens|Temple of Olympian Zeus]], the [[Kerameikos|Ancient Athenian cemetery of Kerameikos]], the [[Philopappou Hill]], the [[Tower of the Winds]], [[Platonic Academy|Plato's Academy]] and the [[Ancient Agora of Athens|Ancient Agora]].

In the adjacent area of [[Attica]] are the [[Marathon tumuli]], burying mounds in [[Marathon]] that house the ashes of the [[Ancient Athens|Athenian]] and [[Plataean]] hoplites that were killed in the [[Battle of Marathon|homonymous battle]]. Findings from the area and from the battle of Marathon are preserved in the [[Archaeological Museum of Marathon]] nearby. In western Attica is [[Eleusis]], where, from as early as 1700 BC up to the 4th century AD, it was the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries, or the Mysteries of Demeter and Kore. At the eastern tip of Attica is [[Sounion]], with the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon.

Central Greece is the location of [[Thebes (Greece)|Thebes]], an ancient city that once rivalled Athens, and featured in [[Greek myth]]. [[Delphi]] has a distinguished ancient theatre, the site of the Oracle. [[Thermopylae]] is primarily known for the battle that took place there in 480 BC, in which an outnumbered Greek force probably of seven thousand (including the famous 300 Spartans) held off a substantially larger force of Persians estimated in the range 70,000-300,000 under Xerxes.

The [[Peloponnese]] peninsula, dominating the south of the mainland, has a wide variety of archaeological sites. Beginning at the north end, there is [[Ancient Corinth]], near the modern town of the same name. In the northeast of the peninsula are [[Epidaurus]], with its ancient theatre, now restored; [[Ancient Argos|Argos]], with several ancient ruins, including the [[Heraion of Argos|Heraion]]; and [[Nemea]], where, in Greek mythology, [[Heracles]] overcame the [[Nemean Lion]] of the Lady [[Hera]], and during Antiquity the [[Nemean Games]] were played. Most important of all, however, is [[Mycenae]], which, in the second millennium BC, was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece and parts of southwest Anatolia. The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called [[Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean]] in reference to Mycenae. [[Tiryns]], also in the area, is a Mycenaean archaeological site.

In the centre of the Peloponnese are [[Sparta (modern)|Sparta]], where, near the modern town, are ancient ruins, the most important being the tomb of [[Leonidas I|Leonidas]]; [[Tegea]], an important religious center of ancient Greece, containing the Temple of [[Athena Alea]]; and [[Lycosura]], said by Pausanias to be the oldest city in the world.

On the western side of the peninsula are [[Bassae]], an archaeological site in the northeastern part of [[Messenia]]; [[Messene]] itself, the ruins of a large classical city-state refounded by [[Epaminondas]] in 369 BC; and, at Pylos, the ruins of the [[Palace of Nestor]], which is the primary structure within a larger Late Helladic era settlement, likely once surrounded by a fortified wall. In the northwest is [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]], with many ancient ruins, including the [[Temple of Zeus, Olympia|Temple of Zeus]], the [[Temple of Hera, Olympia|Temple of Hera]], the [[Palaestra at Olympia|Palaestra]] and the [[Leonidaion]].

Archaeological sites in [[Epirus]], the western part of mainland Greece, include [[Ambracia]], the ruins of the ancient capital of [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]]; [[Dodona]], whose shrine was regarded as the oldest Hellenic oracle, possibly dating to the second millennium BC according to Herodotus; [[Elaea (Epirus)|Elaea]], near the mouth of the [[Acheron]]; and [[Gitanae]]. [[Nicopolis]] or Actia Nicopolis, also in Epirus, was founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium the previous year. In addition, there are the ruins believed by some to be those of the [[Necromanteion of Acheron]], an ancient Greek temple of [[necromancy]] devoted to [[Hades]] and [[Persephone]].

[[Thessaly]], another region of central Greece, has an archaeological site in [[Larissa]], the [[Frourio Hill]], which is the location of an [[First Ancient Theatre, Larissa|ancient theatre]] and the ruins of a [[Basilica of St. Achillios|basilica]].

The second city of Greece, [[Thessaloniki]], is nicknamed the "Co-capital". It has many historic buildings, some [[World Heritage Site]]s, including the [[Arch of Galerius and Rotunda|Arch and Rotunda of Galerius]], the [[Church of Panagia Chalkeon]] and the [[White Tower of Thessaloniki|White Tower]].

In the adjacent region of Macedonia, there is [[Dion, Pieria|Dion]], the sacred place of the Ancient Macedonians. Dion is the site of a large temple dedicated to Zeus, as well as a series of temples to Demeter and to Isis. [[Pella]], also in the region, is the capital of [[Ancient Macedonia]] and birthplace of [[Alexander the Great]] and [[Philip II of Macedon]].

Other archaeological sites in Macedonia include [[Olynthus]] in Chalcidice; [[Philippi]], established by the king of Macedon, Philip II, on the site of the Thracian colony of Krinides or Crenides; [[Amphipolis]], an ancient city once inhabited by the [[Edoni]] people; [[Leibethra]], an ancient city close to [[Mount Olympus|Olympus]] where [[Orpheus]] was buried by the [[Muses]]; [[Stagira (ancient city)|Stagira]], ruins of the ancient city known as the birthplace of [[Aristotle]]; and [[Vergina]], a [[World Heritage Site]], the location of the Macedonian Royal Tombs and the ruins of the ancient Macedonian capital.

[[Thrace]], of which only the western part belongs to modern Greece, has an archaeological site at [[Abdera, Thrace|Abdera]]. [[Didymoteicho]] is a historical town built near the Turkish border which has many Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Ottoman landmarks, including the ruins of the ancient city of Plotinopolis, the Byzantine fortifications built around the town, the [[Bayezid Mosque]] built in 1420 and the Silent Baths, the oldest [[Turkish bath|hamam]] in Europe.

The Greek islands have numerous historical sites of their own. [[Chalcis]] is located on Euboea. [[Delos]] is an uninhabited island in the Cyclades famous for its numerous archaeological sites, including the [[Stoivadeion]], the Temple of the Delians, the Terrace of the Lions and the House of the Dolphins. On [[Syros]], near Piraeus, and linked to the latter by a ferry taking only 2.5 hours, is the neoclassical city of [[Hermoupolis]], where two civilizations and two religions lived harmonically and peacefully together. It has beaches, classical theatre, casino, general hospital and many places to see.

[[Santorini]], one of the Cyclades, is the location of [[Ancient Thera]], an antique city on a ridge of the steep, 360&nbsp;m high Messavouno mountain, and of [[Akrotiri (prehistoric city)|Akrotiri]], a Minoan Bronze Age settlement.

The [[Samothrace temple complex]] is one of the principal Pan-Hellenic religious sanctuaries, located on the island of Samothrace.

[[Crete]], the largest Greek island, has archaeological sites at [[Phaistos]] in the south, [[Zakros]] in the east, and most important of all, [[Knossos]] in the centre, which is famous for its ruined [[Minoan palace]], with bull motifs.

[[Rhodes]], one of the [[Dodecanese]] islands, is the location of the Acropolis of [[Rhodes]], an acropolis dating from the Classical Greek period (5th–3rd century BC); the Acropolis of [[Lindos]], a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the [[Greeks]], the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]], the [[Knights of St John]] and the [[Ottoman Turks|Ottomans]]; and the ancient city of [[Kameiros]]. On the nearby island of [[Kos]] is the [[Asclepeion]], the ruins of one of the greatest healing temples of the Ancient World and the place where [[Hippocrates]], the father of modern medicine was trained. On [[Kastellorizo]], the easternmost island of Greece, is the [[Lycian Tomb, Kastellorizo|Lycian Tomb]], a rock cut tomb built by the ancient [[Anatolia]]n civilization of the [[Lycians]].