Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

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

A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.

Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!

A collection of decorative eggs to admire in the off-season.

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.