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This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.