Nardò, Italy
Monteruga Ghost Town
A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.
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Nardò, Italy
A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.
Pietrapertosa, Italy
The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.
Stromboli, Italy
A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.
Florence, Italy
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
Baalbek, Lebanon
The largest hewn stone in history.
Jbeil, Lebanon
A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.
Kesrouane, Lebanon
The ruins of a monumental tower in the heart of Lebanese mountains still puzzle archeologists.
Qurnat As Sawda, Lebanon
Lebanon's highest point offers expansive views, martian terrains, and eerie ski lifts.
Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.
Rachana, Lebanon
An open-air gallery and garden in North Lebanon with plans to continue growing.
Pernik, Bulgaria
Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.
Asparuhovo, Bulgaria
These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.
Ardino, Bulgaria
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Turanj, Croatia
This heart-shaped island looks substantially less lovely after a recent bulldozing project.
Municipiul Sebeș, Romania
Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.
Sirogojno, Serbia
This historical village takes you back to the 19th century.
Strmosten, Serbia
A hidden stream deep in the mountains creates one of the largest tufa waterfalls in Serbia.
Ribariće, Serbia
This fresco-covered medieval monastery hangs from the side of a steep cliff.
Novi Bečej, Serbia
Despite being pillaged and destroyed a number over times down the centuries, this historic church still sort of stands.