Explore Europe’s most unusual, hidden, and fascinating places. From fairy-tale villages and dramatic coastlines to mysterious ancient sites, surreal landscapes, abandoned towns, and quirky architectural wonders — discover the strange, beautiful, and lesser-known destinations that make Europe unforgettable. Whether you’re planning a weekend trip or exploring the continent’s remote corners, this guide highlights Europe’s most unique, unusual, and breathtaking spots.
When thinking of Lapland, the first thing comes to mind is a Santa Claus, with reindeer and helpers. But Lapland, Finland is also home to a beautiful ice hotel. Its not just any other ice hotel out there: it is a Game of Thrones themed. For the construction of the hotel 350 tons of ice…
Transylvania is a home not only to a vampire hotel, but also to the Valley of the Fairies. Located in a village Porumbacu de Sus, Romania, Clay Castle of the Valley of Fairies is a newly built hotel. Two years ago, Romanian couple Razvan and Gabriela Vasile decided to sell their home in the capital…
In the Italian mountain commune of Santo Stefano Quisquina is an extraordinary place: Andromeda Theater. Thirty years ago, the sculptor and a farmer Lorenzo Reina built the place, where he united his passion for art and nature. The Sicani Mountains are a home of the sculptor/shepherd Lorenzo Reina. There lays his family farm on 300…
Located in Copenhagen, Denmark Grundtvig’s Church referred to as a Gothic cathedral, but it is a fine piece of expressionist architecture. The building of the church was completed in 1940. It was built in commemoration of the Danish priest, poet, politician and reformer Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig. His philosophy influenced modern danish national conciseness. Even…
Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Vienna, Austria, does not really look like a temple of God. It looks like a bunch of piled up concrete blocks, held together with glass. The church is also known as Wotruba Church, in honor of the architect, who built it. It was built in 1976. Created by…
Hertogenbosch (“Den Bosch”), Netherlands is home to an unusual neighborhood known as Bolwoningen, which means ball houses. At first glance it looks like post alien invasion scene, but don’t be scared; these houses are occupied by humans only. In 1968, the Government of the Netherlands decided to fund an experimental construction of low-cost housing. The…
There is a picturesque region, stretching along the banks of the Vigi river. It is located between Suda and Chukhloma: about 340 miles from Moscow. 25 years ago there was the village of Pogorelovo, the first written mention of which dates back to the beginning of the 17th century. Today, there is not much left…
This reservoir is the source of the Cetina river. Rising from a spring at Milasevo near a small village called Cetina, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Vrlika, it flows 101 kilometres (63 mi) to the Adriatic Sea. It is the most water-rich river in Dalmatia. The source of the Cetina river in Croatia is…