Legends

A local legend says the theft of a holy relic explains the hand-shaped bloodstain on the facade of this cathedral.

Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.

A town's namesake rock has served as a spiritual matchmaker for hundreds of years.

The charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree is said to have consoled a dying 16th-century Italian poet.

According to one story, this burial mound is made up of stones that represent the casualties of a major battle.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

A snow-white church overlooking the wonderful Tyrrhenian Sea.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

According to legend, those who pray at this statue will also be granted a wish.

According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.

This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

English parliaments were once convened by this ancient oak tree in the heart of Sherwood Forest.

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.

Built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, this location was used as a resting place for his troops.