Matera, Italy
La Palomba
An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.
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Matera, Italy
An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Matera, Italy
A unique urban square characterized by raw concrete structures and bold geometric forms.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Lecce, Italy
A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.
Locorotondo, Italy
The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Castellana Grotte, Italy
The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.
Rocamadour, France
This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.
Chartres, France
A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
Chartres, France
The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.
Chartres, France
The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.
Petrovaradin, Serbia
Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.
Petrovaradin, Serbia
A maze of underground tunnels beneath one of the most beautiful forts in Serbia.
Beočin, Serbia
A beautiful 19th-century mansion slowly crumbled and became a 'ghost house' after World War II.
Belgrade, Serbia
A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.
Belgrade, Serbia
In the hinterlands of Serbia's capital, a giant reflective mushroom houses an aeronautical history of the former Yugoslav republic.
Belgrade, Serbia
Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.
Pula, Croatia
An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.
Vodnjan, Croatia
Maze-like streets filled with vibrant murals draw visitors to this Istrian town.
Ston, Croatia
Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.
Rijeka, Croatia
Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.
Malinska, Croatia
This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.
Câmara de Lobos, Portugal
This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.