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Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

A haunting medieval mural of the Danse Macabre graces the walls of this church.

Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.

From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.

The smallest chapel in Europe is a moving testament to the love between a husband and wife.

When the tide is high, you can see the Atlantic pushing up through a deep, jagged hole in the rock.

Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.

An elaborate Romanesque archway, built right before the British occupation of Ireland.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

A retired military stronghold on the rolling green coast of Donegal.

Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.

A massive Celtic cross secretly growing in an Irish forest.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.