Matera, Italy
Sassi di Matera
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
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Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Vienna, Austria
The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Vienna, Austria
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
Vienna, Austria
The world’s oldest military museum has remained largely unchanged since the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Vienna, Austria
Sturdy scales are a surprising thing to find in a modern European city.
Athens, Greece
This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Brussels, Belgium
Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
Brussels, Belgium
This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.
Paris, France
During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.
Vienna, Austria
These relics of the city's past now exist as a prominent modern feature.
Vienna, Austria
One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.
Vienna, Austria
A set of outdoor stairs named in honor of a famous Austrian artist.
Vienna, Austria
Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.
Vienna, Austria
Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.
Vienna, Austria
A gift from Emperor Franz Joseph I to his wife.
Obertraun, Austria
A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.
Vienna, Austria
Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.
Hallstatt, Austria
The world's oldest known salt mine.