An omelette made with over 1,000 eggs may have been prepared when Holy Roman Emperor Charles V visited this monastery.

During the reconstruction of this ancient church, the multiple layers of burials that it held were revealed to archaeologists

One of the earliest subway stations in Stockholm, which still looks like the 1950s.

A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.

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

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.

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

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

This immaculately preserved church from late antiquity was originally the mausoleum of the Emperor Constantine's daughter.

See one of the earliest depictions of a Christian ceremony – with a woman at the center!

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

Does this statue depict Thor, or Jesus Christ? Nobody knows.

Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

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

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

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