Cardona, Spain
Castle of Cardona
This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.
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Cardona, Spain
This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.
Antequera, Spain
Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.
Vilanova de Sau, Spain
A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.
Estella, Spain
A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.
Margalef, Spain
An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Trakošćan, Croatia
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
Ston, Croatia
Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.
Korčula, Croatia
When Croatia became independent of Yugoslavia, the splintering governments left behind these concrete tunnels.
Vis, Croatia
Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.
Zrenj, Croatia
Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Tullamore, Ireland
An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania
You would never guess that before World War II this lonely field was a bustling German city.