See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

This remote church calls a tiny island its sanctuary.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.

A mysterious tunnel hidden in the shadows of a colorful, historic sanctuary.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.