According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

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

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

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

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

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

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.