Alcaria, Portugal
Fórnea de Porto de Mós
A naturally occurring amphitheater carved by erosion into the mountainside.
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Alcaria, Portugal
A naturally occurring amphitheater carved by erosion into the mountainside.
Lindoso, Portugal
These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.
Lisbon, Portugal
Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.
Terceira Island, Portugal
One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.
Lisbon, Portugal
Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.
Santa Luzia, Portugal
Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Mafra, Portugal
At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Seek out ‘The Devil’s Court’ in this concert venue located in a former monastery run by an order of Teutonic knights.
Piran, Slovenia
Workers have collected salt here in a process virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages.
Piran, Slovenia
This delicious Bosnian barbecue restaurant celebrates the diverse cuisine of Slovenia.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.
Postojna, Slovenia
The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.
Hrastovlje, Slovenia
The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.
Akhtala, Armenia
This often-missed monastery, set in a scenic mountain landscape, features unique frescoes, fortifications and legends.
Yerevan, Armenia
One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.
Byurakan, Armenia
Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.
Turin, Italy
This Art Nouveau mansion was used as the "House of the Screaming Child" in Dario Argento’s giallo classic.
Turin, Italy
A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.
Turin, Italy
Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.