Pinofranqueado, Spain
Las Hurdes
Remote, beautiful, and stigmatized, Las Hurdes is Spain's version of Appalachia.
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Pinofranqueado, Spain
Remote, beautiful, and stigmatized, Las Hurdes is Spain's version of Appalachia.
Lugo, Spain
Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.
Vallehermoso, Spain
On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine
A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.
Vienna, Austria
This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.
Gorna krepost, Bulgaria
An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.
Thisted, Denmark
A failed attempt to control drifting sands yielded a gnarled sylvan wonderland.
Jelling, Denmark
Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.
Nibe, Denmark
In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.
Billund, Denmark
The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.
Norresundby, Denmark
This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.
Borre, Denmark
A natural wonder in south Denmark.
Gasadalur Village, Faroe Islands
This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .
Agion Oros, Greece
The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.
Kato Kastania, Greece
This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Carlow, Ireland
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
County Donegal, Ireland
You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.