Lucca, Italy
Torre Guinigi (Guinigi Tower)
Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.
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Lucca, Italy
Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Paphos, Cyprus
An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Egkomi, Cyprus
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
Paphos, Cyprus
The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.
Rabat, Malta
Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Mosta, Malta
This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."
Madrid, Spain
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Reims, France
An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Larmor-Baden, France
One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.
La Teste-de-Buch, France
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
Saint-Malo, France
Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.
La Rochelle, France
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.