This small Slovenian town has become a magnet for microbreweries.

An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

This cutting edge museum details the history of skiing, from its ancient origins to its status as a sport.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.