Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.