Places butterflywings Wants to Go

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

This World War I fortress is the perfect place to catch a Montenegrin sunset.

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

Nestled at the southern end of the Bay of Vlore in Albania resides ruins that contain Illyrian, Greek, and Roman influences.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.

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

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.