This beautiful 14th-century castle perched on a promontory overlooks the Bay of Trieste.

On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.

After falling into disuse, this imposing department store found new life as a Hollywood backdrop and a theater.

This traditional festival celebrates a family of wooden giants that have survived Nazis, wars, and religion.

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A hidden fishing village on Sicily's Ionian coast, known for the legend of a shepherd, a nymph, and a jealous Cyclops.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

A neo-gothic statue modeled on German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II, which had its distinctive mustache shaved off by Nazis in World War II.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.