Greece is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations — more than 30 million visitors travel there every year.
But extraordinarily, Greece itself is in danger of running out of Greeks.
The population is in freefall with predictions it will drop by 20 per cent by 2050.
On Foreign Correspondent reporter Rhiannon Shine travels to the birthplace of her grandparents to see the problem first hand.
Right across the country, ghost towns are becoming all too common.
There are far more deaths than births, young people have left in droves and migration is deeply unpopular.
If modern Greece can’t solve its population problem, it’s at risk of joining its ancient ancestors as a living museum.
Watch Vanishing Greece on Foreign Correspondent, Tuesday the 24th of March at 8pm on ABC TV, ABC iview and the ABC In-Depth YouTube channel.