Paphos, Cyprus
Agia Solomoni Catacomb
Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.
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Paphos, Cyprus
Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.
Helsingborg, Sweden
These whimsical rabbit figures are not as innocent as they might look.
Peyia, Cyprus
While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.
Belgrade, Serbia
This small bronze pyramid marks the center of Belgrade, but some say it is a Masonic symbol.
Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade’s oldest restaurant has a rather unusual name.
Belgrade, Serbia
A NATO bombing took the lives of 16 civilians in 1999—the ruins remain in the center of Belgrade.
Curtea de Argeș, Romania
According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.
Bucharest, Romania
This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.
Świdnica, Poland
This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.
Helsingør, Denmark
Just off the city’s central station hides a quaint lamp-lit alley into medieval Elsinore.
Gurgulyat, Bulgaria
While it would not look out of place among Serbian spomeniks, this massive Bulgarian monument commemorates one of their defeats.
Wrocław, Poland
A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.
Wrocław, Poland
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Wrocław, Poland
A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.
Belgrade, Serbia
An eerie fountain commemorating the death of a boy that sparked a small war in the 19th century.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.
Tbilisi, Georgia
This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.
Bankya, Bulgaria
Now a ruin, this grand resort was coveted by a communist autocrat and an eccentric Japanese golfer.
Pristina, Kosovo
The site of a legendary 14th-century battle and a controversial 20th-century speech.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An unconventional and naturalistic sculpture depicting the artist marking his territory on an exterior faculty wall.
Mosta, Malta
This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.
Tirana, Albania
In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.