Strand, Norway
Preikestolen
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
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Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Sirmione, Italy
One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Ponta do Pargo, Portugal
Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.
Vienna, Austria
A rooftop restaurant hides in plain sight atop Vienna's Palace of Justice.
Tatra County, Poland
The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.
Letanovce, Slovakia
The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.
Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Paris, France
Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.