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Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.

A Nuragic tomb, a Roman tomb, and a Byzantine Church, all hidden inside a rock.

A lone nuraghe and a little old church with mysterious origins.

Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."

This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.

This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.

A wild annual race in Sardinia re-enacts Constantine's victory in Rome.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery.

Host to the annual Festival of the Snakes.

This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.

A 15th-century park that recreates a bit of the Holy Land in Italy.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.