Athens, Greece
First Cemetery of Athens
The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.
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Athens, Greece
The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece
This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Corfu, Greece
The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.
Thessaloniki, Greece
A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.
Marrakesh, Morocco
The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.
Marrakesh, Morocco
The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.
Asilah, Morocco
The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.
Marrakesh, Morocco
It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.
Casablanca, Morocco
An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.
Finike, Cyprus
A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.
Lagoudera, Cyprus
Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.
Egkomi, Cyprus
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
Paphos, Cyprus
An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Kolossi, Cyprus
This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.
Paphos, Cyprus
The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
Funchal, Portugal
A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.
Monte, Portugal
Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."
El Alto, Bolivia
This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.
La Paz, Bolivia
A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.