Places pierro69740 Wants to Go

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

This vineyard was the site of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.

A massive cross stands as the sole resident of this water-locked Crimean crag.

This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

This space age health spa looks like a supervillain's lair.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

The country estate of renowned Ukrainian-born artist Ilya Repin.

A window into the luxurious lives led by the landed gentry of Minsk before the 1917 Revolution.

Though it was heavily modified, fragments of the original medieval cathedral still survive.

Dozens of Soviet-era trains and carriages fill this outdoor museum.

Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.