Kolossi, Cyprus
Kolossi Castle
This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.
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Kolossi, Cyprus
This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.
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Ghosts of France's colonial past.
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Paris, France
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A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.
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Paris, France
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