Tirana, Albania
Bunk'Art
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
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Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Durrës, Albania
The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.
Santiago do Escoural, Portugal
A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.
Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.
Almoinhos, Portugal
This abandoned fortress still stands guard over the Guadiana River despite a history of warfare.
Portugal
The ruins of a 16th-century bridge loom over Olivença's sovereignty.
Elvas, Portugal
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
Tomar, Portugal
The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Belmonte, Portugal
This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.
Loriga, Portugal
A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.
Piódão, Portugal
Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.
Condeixa-a-Velha, Portugal
One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.
Luso, Portugal
A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.
Almeida, Portugal
The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.
Numão, Portugal
An 11th-century medieval castle cascades over the town of Numão.
Arouca, Portugal
One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.
Montalegre, Portugal
Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.
Portugal
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
Portugal
A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.
Brighton, England
Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
Swanage, England
65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.
Portland, England
This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.