Minski rajon, Belarus
The Stalin Line
Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.
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Minski rajon, Belarus
Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus
A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
Lahoisk District, Belarus
A symbolic graveyard for the villages that perished during the Nazi invasion of Belarus.
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.
Valence-sur-Baïse, France
A treasure trove of fine art is hiding inside this small medieval abbey in Gascony.
Sigüés, Spain
A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.
Gormaz, Spain
This Arab fortress was once the largest citadel in Western Europe.
Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain
This haunting location was featured in the final scene of a classic spaghetti western.
Wamba, Spain
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
Palencia, Spain
The gaunt visage of this angular Christ giant is enough to put the fear of God into all who see it.
Ponferrada, Spain
This former power station is now a museum dedicated to the region's coal-producing history.
Veiga, Spain
This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years.
Yeres, Spain
Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.
Vale de Nogueiras, Portugal
This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.
Arouca, Portugal
One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.
Loriga, Portugal
A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.
Unhais da Serra, Portugal
A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.
Loriga, Portugal
This tower once served as a radar station during the Cold War.
Barrenta, Portugal
The walls of this small village have been turned into a living street art gallery.
Fátima, Portugal
The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.
Nazaré, Portugal
A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.