The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

The Roman city was the birthplace of various emperors and is home to one of the empire's most impressive architectural feats.

Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.

Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.