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A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Two massive boulders, rocking back and forth with the ebbing of the sea.

This isolated and westernmost point of the Faroe Islands archipelago is home to thousands of seabirds.

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

One man's journey to return a stone to its point of origin after 200,000 years.

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

The etchings on this narrow channel between two islands bear witness to maritime travelers who have passed through since the Middle Ages.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.