This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

This former limestone quarry is now a subterranean wonderland of grand stonework.

French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.

Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.

A 13th century fortified house built to defend the Duchy of Burgundy.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

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

This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.

Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.