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A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

An abandoned resort in North Macedonia is a relic from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.

A solar-powered primary school inspires hope and experimentation in a country ripe for energy innovation.

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.