Places Eldrities Wants to Go

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.