A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

Explore a traditional Albanian dwelling that pays tribute to the region's rich history.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

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

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past.

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

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.