The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

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

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

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

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

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

Inside this small chapel tucked away in the forest is one of the most well-preserved Danse Macabre frescos.

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

The ancient ruins of an extinguished city amidst the bustle of a modern one.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

A massive ancient Chinese city with stone walls and evidence of human sacrifices.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.