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Abandoned medieval hill town.

The other, lesser-known, Sistine Chapel, sits over 500km away from the Vatican City in an Italian port City.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.

This French "sea of rocks" is packed with stunning rock formations and its own medieval castle.

Half a century after it was abandoned, this ghost town is coming back to life.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

The remains of an abandoned funicular railway that once ferried skiers and hikers to great heights in the Pyrenees.

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.

The bizarre home and sculpture garden of an eccentric artist.

This tiny hotel perched atop a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.