Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

The cross-shaped memorial is filled with kitschy tributes to the late pop star.

St. John the Baptist's forearm is housed in this remote 11th-century monastery.

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.

Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.