Genoa, Italy
The Lighthouse of Genoa
Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.
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Genoa, Italy
Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.
Genoa, Italy
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.
Genoa, Italy
The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.
Genoa, Italy
Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.
Genoa, Italy
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.
Genoa, Italy
Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.
Beaucaire, France
This fascinating abbey is considered the oldest monastery in the region.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Beauvoir, France
Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Saumur, France
A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.
Souzay-Champigny, France
Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.
Strasbourg, France
This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.
Strasbourg, France
Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.
Strasbourg, France
A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.
Zurich, Switzerland
Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.
Zurich, Switzerland
This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.
Zurich, Switzerland
Featuring Zürich's only authentic 14th-century plague doctor's uniform!
Zurich, Switzerland
Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.
Zurich, Switzerland
Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.
Reims, France
Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.