Places Ignas Kriukas Wants to Go

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.