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Villages of Greece

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Glyfa

Glyfa (Γλύφα, also Glyfada) is a coastal Central Greek village whose Palaeokastron hill carries a late 4th-early 3rd century BC fortification, the acropolis of an unidentified city of ancient Western Locris, with two precincts and eight towers.

Lerna (Λέρνη)

Lerna (Λέρνη), prehistoric settlement and archaeological site at Myloi in the Argolid, Greece, 10 km southwest of Argos; famous for the Early Helladic House of Tiles and the mythological Lernaean Hydra of Herakles' second labor.

Lindos (Λίνδος)

Lindos (Λίνδος) is a town and archaeological site on Rhodes, Greece, one of the island's three ancient city-states. Its 116 m acropolis holds the temple of Athena Lindia, a Hellenistic stoa, theater, and Knights' castle.

Nafplio (Ναύπλιο)

Nafplio (Ναύπλιο), also Nauplion or Anapli, is a seaport in the eastern Peloponnese and capital of Argolis; first capital of modern Greece 1827–1834, with the Palamidi, Acronafplia, and Bourtzi fortresses.

Oia, Greece

Oia is a village on the northern tip of Santorini, Greece, famed for caldera sunsets and cave houses. A former captains' village, it is now a protected settlement at the center of the island's overtourism management.

Sfakia (Σφακιά)

Sfakia (Σφακιά, Sphakia) is a mountainous municipality in southwestern Crete, Chania regional unit, capital Chora Sfakion, with the White Mountains, about 15 gorges including Samaria, 1,889 inhabitants (2011), and a history of revolt led by Daskalogiannis.