Saranda
This one-room museum houses a well-preserved 3rd-century mosaic floor and has a display about the nearby ruins at Butrint. It's one block behind the…
Must-see attractions in Eastern Europe
Berat
The small chapel of St Mary Blachernae, which dates from the 13th century and contains some 16th-century wall murals, is unfortunately normally kept…
Black Sea Coast
Overlooking the harbour to the south, this earthquake-battered building is set on a cliff and provides a picturesque setting for summertime concerts.
Korčula Island
This tower was built in 1449 to protect the port and the Governor’s Palace, which used to stand next to the town hall. It's not open to the public.
Bulgaria
With its weeping willows, sculptures and pond, this small park just north of the train station is a pleasant place to linger while awaiting a train.
Bulgaria
Kazanlâk’s pazar (open market) is a dusty, all-purpose place selling food, electronics and clothing on most weekdays. Watch your wallet.
Sofia
A sombre monument, in the middle of a busy road, dates from 1895 and marks the spot where Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski was hanged in 1873.
Veliko Târnovo
Up in Varosha, the Church of Sveti Nikolai was built in 1879, and time hasn't been kind to the weather-beaten church. Opening times are irregular.
Bulgaria
At the northern end of ul Vasil Levski, a small park contains the disused and closed Kursum Mosque, built in 1485 during the Ottoman occupation.
Plovdiv
Just down the steps at the overpass near pl Tsentralen, ruins of the Roman Forum are still being excavated; peer over the fence along the road.
Archangels Michael & Gabriel Church
Black Sea Coast
This 13th-century ruin shows off some beautiful exterior decoration. The arches of the church are underscored by striking green-glazed plates.
Chişinău
Facing Grădina Publică Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfînt is Parliament House, where Parliament convenes.
Western Siberia
The elegant Arkhiereysky Mansion was closed for renovations on our last visit and will eventually be reopened as an Orthodox history museum.
Veliko Târnovo
Across from Forty Martyrs Church is the tiny Church of the Assumption, built in 1923 over a ruined 14th-century church. It's usually closed.
Sibiu
This so-called museum is a veritable graveyard of ancient steam trains. South of the train station; it’s across the tracks, 400m south.
Bulgaria
Passing the square beyond the bridge brings you to the small art gallery, with rotating exhibitions of local and other Bulgarian artists.
Western European Russia
The Korolevsky Bastion overlooks the Spartak Stadium, which is just outside the fortress walls.
Split
The high arches of this large double gate lead from Diocletian's Palace to the main city square.
Zadar
This modest archway is the city's most important gate as it is the main tourist entrance from the handy footbridge across the harbour.
Pirin Mountains
Survey the ruined walls of this 13th-century fortress, reachable via a short, steep climb from the eastern end of Melnik's main road.
Vaganova School of Choreography
St Petersburg
The Mariinsky Ballet’s training school, where Pavlova, Nijinsky, Nureyev and others learned their art. It's not open to the public.
Black Sea Coast
The central market is a hive of activity, packed with shops, kiosks and produce sellers. It's also the site of Adler's main bus stop.
Transylvania
In 1785, two of Alba Iulia's revolutionaries were executed by Hungarian authorities on this spot, in front of a crowd of locals.
Cluj-Napoca
A statue of Serbian revolutionary Baba Novac, who plotted against the Ottomans, stands outside the 15th-century Tailor's Tower.
Plovdiv
This small private gallery, attached to Philippopolis restaurant, features exhibitions of 19th- and 20th-century Bulgarian art.
Korčula Island
Built in 1483, this conical tower protected the harbour and the Governor's Palace, which used to stand next to the town hall.
Pirin Mountains
There are admirable views of the town from lofty Park Loven Dom, which spreads south from Blagoevgrad's Varosha quarter.
Bulgaria
Facing the History Museum, the pale-pink bell tower of Sveti Nikola Church (1847) is a landmark for Karlovo's old town.
Moldova
The Stalinist Dom Sovetov with Lenin's angry-looking bust peering out from its prime location, is Tiraspol's City Hall.
Yakutsk
This rather brash gold-plated pillar in the old town honours Cossack explorer and founder of Yakutsk, Pyotr Beketov.
Pirin Mountains
Admire the exterior of a Turkish bathhouse, built in the 19th century, before the Mehana Mencheva Kâshta tavern.
Trogir
The main northern entrance to the old town, topped by a statue of the Blessed Ivan Orsini, Trogir's first bishop.
Wallachia
A large statue of 16th-century Wallachian Prince Mihai Viteazu marks the western end of the town's central park.
Monument to Tsar Alexander II Osvoboditel
Sofia
This statue of Russian tsar Alexander II and his horse was a 'thank you' for freeing Bulgaria from Ottoman rule.
Bulgaria
The church at this silver-domed working monastery in Arbanasi houses a purportedly miracle-working icon of Mary.
Sighişoara
Dating to 1631, this pointy-roofed watchtower was once managed by Sighişoara's medieval guild of blacksmiths.
Korčula Island
The renovated Kanavelić Tower has a semicircular profile topped with battlements. It's not open to the public
Black Sea Coast
The town gate leads to the old town. The well-preserved fortification walls here date from the 5th century AD.
Sakhalin Island
This looming statue of the revolutionary leader still stands in pride of place in front of the train station.
Transylvania
This horseback statue by renowned sculptor Ion Jalea was positioned outside Deva's House of Culture in 1978.
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