Thessaloniki, Greece
Pasha Gardens
A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.
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Thessaloniki, Greece
A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.
Thessaloniki, Greece
An arts and culture melting pot inside an old roadside inn from the Ottoman era.
Thessaloniki, Greece
A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.
Bucharest, Romania
Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.
Bucharest, Romania
The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Lisbon, Portugal
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
Sparta, Greece
The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
Sparta, Greece
Modernist design and funerary customs meet Spartan traditions in this one-of-a-kind graveyard.
Laconia, Greece
This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.
Laconia, Greece
This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.
Laconia, Greece
The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.
Laconia, Greece
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
Isthmia, Greece
A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.
Athens, Greece
This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.
Prague, Czechia
A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.
Prague, Czechia
A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.
Elefsina, Greece
Only open for two days a year, this church links ancient Greek and modern Christian celebrations.
Elefsina, Greece
According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.
Athens, Greece
This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.
Agii Anargiri, Greece
This fairytale-looking castle is a wonderful example of Greek neo-Gothic architecture
Marousi, Greece
What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.
Greece
These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.
Prague, Czechia
The rusted creatures wait to be discovered in Prague's botanical garden.