Places susangratto Wants to Go

This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.

For centuries, the largest Arab bathhouse in Spain was hidden under a palace.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

Five mysterious spheres in the wall of a church that puzzle Málaga’s locals.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Sample Spanish wines under frescoes in a historic monastery of "barefoot old men."

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

A massive marble pedestal is all that remains of a column that towered over Constantinople for 1300 years.

Hundreds of medieval Islamic gravestones decorate the mountainous landscape in the largest cemetery in Turkey.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

These ancient ruins include a stadium dating back to 400 BC.

This harrowing memorial remembers a murdered investigative journalist.

A prison-turned-museum sheds light on modern Turkish history.

A monument completed by a Third Reich sculptor in 1935 in Ankara's central park encourages Turks to "be proud, work hard, and have trust."

A 1600-year-old church carved into the rock, with painted frescoes from 900.

A unique and controversial artifact of the early Turkish Republic.

The ruins of a Roman temple from 1st Century BC with the only preserved inscription of “The Deeds of the Divine Augustus.”