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Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This only museum in the world dedicated solely to mushrooms.

Inside this small chapel tucked away in the forest is one of the most well-preserved Danse Macabre frescos.

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.