Tiraspol, Moldova
Transnistria
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
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Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Cricova, Moldova
Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.
Boltaşlı, Cyprus
This abandoned church was the site of one of the biggest art heists of the past decades.
Lefkoşa, Cyprus
The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.
Nicosia, Cyprus
This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
Dipkarpaz, Cyprus
The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.
Lagoudera, Cyprus
Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.
Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
Larnaca, Cyprus
Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.
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.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.
Pauc, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A wellspring of natural Viagra found in Bosnia.
Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Risan, Montenegro
The only known mosaic depicting the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos.
Montenegro
A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
Tomba, Montenegro
One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.