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A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

The eccentric midcentury home of a suspected mafia gun-runner.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

This hidden courtyard in the Andorran capital hosts a unique contemporary sculpture park.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.