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A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

The evocative ruins of a medieval village.

Explore an eerie, abandoned medieval citadel.

This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

A breathtakingly steep set of stairs is carved directly into the face of the sea cliffs of Bonifacio.

Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.

This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.

Legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse.

This UFO crash-landed on the outskirts of a French town in 2009.

This ancient Roman town was revered for the healing waters of its sacred spring.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.

An abandoned 6th-century monastery features a medieval map of the known world.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century.

12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.

Legend says St. Mary Magdalene spent her final 30 years in a secluded mountain cave.

A Roman amphitheatre turned meeting spot for witches.

A priceless work by the 17th-century Dutch master is on display in the parish church of a French village.