This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

Piran’s oldest square is laden with history and a beautiful 18th-century reservoir.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The medieval ferry service has been going strong since the 14th century.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This town's fish festival is the real difference between "little Venice" and its more famous neighbour

A bridge to rival those in nearby Venice but without the crowds.

One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.