Palermo, Italy
San Giovanni degli Eremiti
Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.
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Palermo, Italy
Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.
Santo Stefano Quisquina, Italy
Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Demre, Turkey
A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.
Ă–rencik, Turkey
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Florence, Italy
Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.
Malaga, Spain
Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
GrindavĂk, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Bagheria, Italy
A collection of grotesques lines the walls of this Italian villa.
Stromboli, Italy
A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.