Akrotiri, Cyprus
Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
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Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
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.
Larnaca, Cyprus
The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Liège, Belgium
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.
Liège, Belgium
This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."
Paris, France
The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.
Blois, France
A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.
Crécy-la-Chapelle, France
This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.
Valenciennes, France
This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Amiens, France
Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Paris, France
Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.
Peaugres, France
One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.
Paris, France
In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.