Montenegro
Ostrog Monastery
A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
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Montenegro
A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
Banatski Sokolac, Serbia
The first European statue dedicated to the legendary musician.
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
A Museum with a collection of 40,000 matchboxes.
Rsovci, Serbia
This fresco inside a Serbian cave church has been a source of disagreement.
Subotica, Serbia
Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.
Niš, Serbia
Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.
Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
This apartment is a true time capsule of local life in Bulgaria during the Soviet regime.
Pernik, Bulgaria
Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.
Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Agrilos, Greece
This quaint farm in the Peloponnese countryside hides an astonishing cache of antique curiosities.
Argolis, Greece
The secular incarnation of a religious meditation.
Thessaloniki, Greece
A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.
Agion Oros, Greece
An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.
Samos Prefecture, Greece
Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.
Penteli, Greece
Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.
Thessaloniki, Greece
Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.