Omodos, Cyprus
Linos tou Charilaou (Omodos Wine Press)
This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.
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Omodos, Cyprus
This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.
Chester, England
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Pleasley, England
This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.
Athens, Greece
A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."
Athens, Greece
Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Strichen, Scotland
The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.
Beer, England
This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
Axmouth, England
The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.
Saturnia, Italy
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Totnes, England
A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.
Buckfastleigh, England
This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Yelverton, England
The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Oslo, Norway
A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Spetses, Greece
Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.
Messinia, Greece
A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.
Kalamata, Greece
The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.
Sparta, Greece
The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Saariselkä, Finland
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.