Athens, Greece
The Olive Tree of the Acropolis
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
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Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Kerċem, Malta
This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.
Sliema, Malta
Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.
Siġġiewi, Malta
Ancient mysterious ruts carved in the bedrock.
Birgu, Malta
The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.
San Lawrenz, Malta
The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.
Victoria, Malta
This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Galway, Ireland
Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.
Dublin, Ireland
A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.
North Tipperary, Ireland
This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Dublin, Ireland
A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.
Dublin, Ireland
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
Dublin, Ireland
This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The statue honors a beloved bird that once roamed St. George's Market.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.
Larne, Northern Ireland
It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The last Victorian market in Belfast.