Montalegre, Portugal
Ponte da Misarela (Misalera Bridge)
Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.
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Montalegre, Portugal
Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.
Lindoso, Portugal
These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.
Portugal
A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.
O Grove, Spain
A 12th century church completely covered in shells.
A Coruña, Spain
This panoramic lift provides a futuristic ride up San Pedro Mountain.
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
A Coruña, Spain
Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.
Lugo, Spain
Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.
Ribadeo, Spain
Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
Arouca, Portugal
One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Munich, Germany
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Munich, Germany
This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.
Riga, Latvia
A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.
Riga, Latvia
A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.
Riga, Latvia
A Latvian rescuer who saved countless lives during World War II.
Joneikiškės, Lithuania
A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.
Lohheide, Germany
A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.
Hanover, Germany
Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.
Goslar, Germany
A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.
Goslar, Germany
This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.