The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

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

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

A stunning church overlooking the water that you will have all to yourself.

Graffiti-covered ruins of a luxurious resort sit among enchanting beaches.

This secluded bay on the island of Poros is a magnificent snorkelling site with an archaeological secret.

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

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.