Places Added by Max Cortesi

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.

A family accused of witchcraft once called this medieval tower home.

This museum is home to 22 panes depicting skeletons dressed in colorful garments.

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.

A 900-year-old village located in the highland of the Asir region that features historic architecture.

One of 200 religious buildings recognized as a “culture monument.” 

The remains of St. Lucius of Chur were said to be kept in this crypt for several centuries.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.

Different sections of the Zemun Fortress were built in the 14th and 15th century as a response to the advance of the Ottoman Empire.

It's believed human settlements from the Palaeolithic Age were established not far from this canyon.

Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.

A historic structure that once housed pigeons used by farmers to help fertilize farmland.

A mosaic monument that commemorates the historical struggles of the people of North Macedonia.

This 15th-century Ottoman bridge was modified to keep up with the changing course of the river Erenik.

A temple dedicated to the 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish credited with bringing Islam to the Balkans.

It's unclear what caused the fire that led to this opulent hotel's demise.

This stone figurine was made more than 6,000 years ago and depicts a female deity of the Neolithic Vinča culture.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

A 16th-century mosque rebuilt after wartime devastation.

The only known mosaic depicting the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos.

Parts of this palace are upheld by merely palm stems or reeds supported by palm tree beams.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

The site where the leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army was killed is now a memorial.