This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

A reservation-only highland forest reserve of endangered Pinsapar firs stands above a village in Andalucía.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The final resting place of one of the first alleged vampires.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

A beautiful but deteriorating monument of Soviet architecture.

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.