Places samudiamedeiros Wants to Go

The ridged layers that make up this river canyon represent Earth's geological history.

Despite being pillaged and destroyed a number over times down the centuries, this historic church still sort of stands.

A well preserved medieval fortress in Vojvodina.

A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.

This fresco-covered medieval monastery hangs from the side of a steep cliff.

A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.

Through the colossal entrance to this cave you'll find limestone tubs and an underground waterfall.

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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

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.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.

Past the megayachts in the hyper-modern marina of Vouliagmeni is a small, well-hidden chapel adorned with pebbles and maritime imagery.

This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.