This beautifully preserved Ottoman house is steeped in history.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

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

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.