Places clpartin Wants to Go

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

The largest underground church in Europe.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.

One of the few cold geysers in Europe, its eruptions are powered by carbon dioxide.