Greece’s World Heritage Sites
See Greece lists Greece’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites from the first, Bassae, to the latest, Zagori, plus the Acropolis, Delphi, Mycenae and more.
How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites there are in the whole of Greece? A quick look at the UNESCO website shows that there are 19 of them as of the end of 2025. Reading down the list made us appreciate how lucky we’ve been to have seen almost all of them, in our years of travel around Greece. We’ll have to put Patmos and Chios on our travel plans for this year – two we’re missing!
Bassae
The first to be included on the list, which began in 1978, was the remarkable Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (or Vassae). This was added in 1986. It’s in a remote spot in the Peloponnese, and we were fortunate enough to see it while researching a guidebook to Mainland Greece. It’s covered in a huge canopy to protect it during restoration work, but you can peek inside it. See our full page on the Temple of Bassae.
Acropolis
The Acropolis in Athens was added to the list in 1987. Read more about it here.
Delphi
Delphi was also added to UNESCO’s list in 1987. Read our page about Delphi here.
Medieval City of Rhodes
This was added in 1988, along with Meteora, Epidavros, Mount Athos, and the Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki.
Mystras and Olympia
Mystras and Ancient Olympia were both added in 1989.
Delos and Chios
In 1990 it was the turn of Delos and the monasteries of Daphni, Ossios Loukas and Nea Moni on Chios to join Greece’s ever-growing list of World Heritage Sites.
Samos
In 1992 UNESCO recognised the ancient sites of Pythagoreion and Heraion on Samos.
Vergina
In 1996 the Archaeological Site and Royal Tombs at Vergina joined the list.
Patmos, Mycenae, and Tiryns
1999 saw three more places in Greece added to UNESCO’s list. They were the archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns, along with the Historic Centre (Chorá), the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian, and the Cave of the Apocalypse all on Patmos.
Old Town of Corfu
2007 was the year that the lovely Old Town of Corfu was added to UNESCO’s list. Anyone who’s spent time wandering round its streets will understand why.
Philippi
The addition of Philippi to UNESCO’s list in Greece was in 2016.
Zagori Cultural Landscape
Greece’s newest cultural site of Zagori was added in 2023 and was recognised for its traditional stone-built villages (Zagorochoria) and arched bridges nestled in the Pindus Mountains.
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