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Pompeii Archaeological Park
Naples, Italy
A Roman town frozen in time by the eruption of Vesuvius.
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Ephesus
Selcuk, Turkey
One of the best-preserved ancient cities of the Mediterranean, with a grand library facade.
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Roman Forum
Rome, Italy
The ruined heart of ancient Rome: temples, arches and the old political centre.
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Ancient Olympia
Olympia, Greece
The sanctuary where the ancient Olympic Games began, with the original stadium.
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Ancient Theatre of Taormina
Taormina, Italy
A Greek-Roman theatre with Etna and the sea as its backdrop.
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Butrint
Sarande, Albania
Ancient ruins in a forested lagoon setting, layered from Greek to Roman to Byzantine and Venetian times.
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Delphi Archaeological Site
Delphi, Greece
The sacred sanctuary of Apollo and home of the ancient oracle.
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Hadrian's Wall at Housesteads
United Kingdom
Remains of a Roman fort on the wall's best-known stretch.
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Knossos Palace
Heraklion, Greece
The great Minoan palace, linked in legend to the Minotaur and the labyrinth.
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Kourion
Limassol, Cyprus
A Greco-Roman city on a cliff with a restored theatre and mosaics, looking out over the sea.
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Mycenae
Nafplio, Greece
The hilltop citadel of the legendary King Agamemnon, entered through the Lion Gate.
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Newgrange
Ireland
A passage tomb in the Boyne Valley, older than Stonehenge, aligned with the winter sun.
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Paphos Archaeological Park
Paphos, Cyprus
Roman villas with detailed mosaic floors beside the harbour, part of ancient Nea Paphos.
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Roman Theatre of Plovdiv
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
A remarkably well-preserved Roman theatre carved into a hillside.
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Akrotiri Archaeological Site
Fira, Greece
A Bronze Age town buried by a volcanic eruption, preserved under ash.
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Ancient Agora of Athens
Athens, Greece
The old marketplace and civic heart of ancient Athens, with a beautifully preserved temple.
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Avebury
United Kingdom
A huge prehistoric stone circle with a village built within it.
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Dun Aonghasa, Inis Mor
Ireland
A prehistoric stone fort perched on a cliff edge on the largest Aran Island.
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Fountains Abbey
United Kingdom
Majestic ruins of a Cistercian abbey in a landscaped water garden, a UNESCO site.
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Hammershus
Denmark
The ruins of a vast medieval fortress on a cliff edge at the northern tip of Bornholm.
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Herculaneum
Naples, Italy
A smaller, better-preserved Roman town buried by the same eruption as Pompeii.
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Neapolis Archaeological Park
Syracuse, Italy
Syracuse's Greek theatre, Roman amphitheatre and ancient quarries.
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Palatine Hill
Rome, Italy
The hill where Rome's emperors built their palaces, with views over the Forum and Circus Maximus.