The 21 meter high Torre La Manresana is a 12th century circular watchtower, once part of a much larger castle said to have been visited by King James I several times. It is divided into three sections, accessible only by the single doorway located 11 meters up.
November 17, 2011
Old Goa, India
This memorial cross along a roadside in Old Goa, India marks the spot of once bustling, but long-gone community.
Kamakura, Japan
The ruins of the oldest artificial island in Japan, still used for mooring today at 800 years old.
Istria, Romania
Once a thriving Greek port, now a windswept ruin lost to time.
Tynemouth, England
Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.
Tharandt, Germany
Near Dresden, a scenic medieval castle ruin offers atmospheric views, educational ties to forestry, and a glimpse into Saxony’s past.
Barnsley, England
The ruins of a significant 16th-century building once appeared in a 1969 film.
Walferdange, Luxembourg
A Roman water tunnel still flows 2,000 years on.
Greifswald, Germany
These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.
