The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The water of this well in Toledo lost its sweetness after the death of a young love.

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

At least according to the Guinness World Records.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The mysterious large white cross visible from the runway is a memorial to a massacre during Spanish Civil War.

Originally used to sell brandy, the bull-shaped billboard became an iconic symbol of Spain.

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.