Places Edited by claus donau

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

On the cliffs of São Jorge in the Azores stand the remains of a lighthouse that was struck by a series of earthquakes.

The forgotten remnants of a land-to-sea cable car that was once unique in the world.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

Explore the subjective dream of a hotel.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.