According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

These 400-year-old ruins are all that's left of the monastery where Ines de Castro was assassinated by the King of Portugal.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

The world's most famous cheese caves.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

France's highest manned weather station is the only one still inhabited by meteorologists.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Inaugurated in 1921, this is one of many statues in France dedicated to the people who died during World War I for their country.