This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

One of the very few mosques built by the Ottomans still standing in Croatia is now a Catholic church.

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

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

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

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

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

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

This unusual hostel provides a glimpse of life in a city under siege.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.