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Ruins in Europe
67 places, most popular first.
- Church, mosque or temple 248
- Neighbourhood 157
- Museum 154
- Historic site 153
- Castle 152
- Viewpoint 94
- Square 82
- Ruins 67
- Palace 64
- Market 61
- National park 58
- Other 56
- Monument 56
- Mountain 54
Ruins places
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Roman Temple of Evora
Evora, Portugal
A Roman temple with Corinthian columns, standing in the middle of the city.
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Roman Theatre of Merida
Spain
A beautifully preserved Roman theatre, still used for classical drama in summer.
Ruins · UNESCO
Tombs of the Kings
Paphos, Cyprus
Rock-cut underground tombs from the Hellenistic period, near the sea.
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Villa Romana del Casale
Italy
A Roman villa with vast, vividly coloured floor mosaics.
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Amphitheatre of Durres
Durres, Albania
A large Roman amphitheatre hidden among the city's modern buildings.
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Ancient Theatre of Ohrid
Ohrid, North Macedonia
A Hellenistic theatre set on the hill above the old town, still used for summer performances.
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Carmo Convent
Lisbon, Portugal
The roofless Gothic church left standing after the 1755 earthquake.
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Castlerigg Stone Circle
Keswick, United Kingdom
A prehistoric stone circle ringed by mountains near Keswick.
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Devin Castle
Bratislava, Slovakia
Castle ruins on a cliff where the Morava meets the Danube, close to the Austrian border.
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Hadrian's Villa
Rome, Italy
The sprawling country retreat of an emperor, with pools, baths and garden ruins.
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Heraclea Lyncestis
Bitola, North Macedonia
Ruins of an ancient city founded in the 4th century BC, with a Roman theatre and fine floor mosaics.
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Medina Azahara
Córdoba, Spain
The ruins of a tenth-century palace-city built by the caliphs of Cordoba.
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Mystras
Greece
A Byzantine hill town of churches and palaces above Sparta, with painted interiors.
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Roman Amphitheatre of Tarragona
Spain
A Roman arena beside the sea, part of a city that was once a capital of Roman Spain.
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Serdica Ruins
Sofia, Bulgaria
Roman streets and walls beneath modern Sofia, visible in the metro station.
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Temple of Augustus
Pula, Croatia
A small, well-preserved Roman temple on the town's main square, with elegant Corinthian columns.
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Temple of Olympian Zeus
Athens, Greece
Giant columns from a huge ancient temple, standing in the middle of modern Athens.
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Trier Imperial Baths
Trier, Germany
The ruins of massive Roman baths with underground passages.