The world's ruins
Every ruins in our write-ups, all 164 of them, grouped by continent. Each card opens the full page: what it is, its best season, time to allow and how to reach it.
Europe 50
Rakvere Castle
Roman Arles
Cape Sounion - Temple of Poseidon
Mystras
The Acropolis and Parthenon
The Ancient Agora of Athens
Clonmacnoise
Glendalough
Jerpoint Abbey
Monasterboice
Rock of Cashel
Paestum
Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
The Colosseum
The Verona Arena
Villa Poppaea at Oplontis
Villa Romana del Casale
Valkenburg Castle Ruins
Conimbriga Roman Ruins
Roman Merida
Dunluce Castle
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
The Bomarsund Fortress Ruins
Durres Amphitheatre
Sarda Ruins
Durnstein and its Castle Ruin
Aulne Abbey
La Roche-en-Ardenne
Villers Abbey
Weris Megaliths
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Villa Armira
Dvigrad
Pula Forum and the Temple of Augustus
Ancient Kourion
Dolni Kounice
Trosky Castle
Aggersborg
Hammershus
Kalo Castle Ruins
Om Abbey Ruins
Vordingborg Castle Ruins
Zsambek Church Ruin
Selatangar
Ruins of Brederode
Ogrodzieniec Castle and the Eagles' Nests
Trzesacz Church Ruins
Wieliczka Salt Mine
TĂąrgoviÈte Princely Court
Spis Castle
Asia 34
Hampi
Bosra
Chiang Saen
Wat Chaiwatthanaram
Ani
Aspendos
Didyma
Myra
Konye-Urgench
Hoa Lu Ancient Capital
My Son Sanctuary
The Selim Caravanserai
Panam Nagar
Beng Mealea
Koh Ker
Trowulan
Alamut Valley
Hatra
Taq Kasra
Beit She'an
Ruins of St Paul's
Sum Khokh Burd
Tilla Jogian
Cagsawa Ruins
Diplomat Hotel
Old Guiob Church Ruins
Oslob Cuartel Ruins
The Ruins, Talisay
Jeongnimsa Temple Site, Buyeo
The Dead Cities
The Longteng Broken Bridge
Po Klong Garai Towers
Po Nagar Cham Towers
Po Sah Inu Cham Towers
Africa 42
Mbanza Kongo
The Ruins of Loropéni
Philae Temple, Aswan
Kunta Kinteh Island
Bunce Island
Kilwa Kisiwani
Great Zimbabwe
Djemila
Mansourah Minaret
Tipaza
Domboshaba Ruins
Kolobeng Mission
Old Palapye
Abu Mena
Antinoopolis
Dimeh al-Siba
Hermopolis
Karanis
Kom El Dikka
Marina El Alamein
Medinet Madi
Monastery of St. Simeon
Mons Claudianus
Mons Porphyrites
Nawamis
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Qarun
Wadi Hammamat
Wadi Mukattab
Jumba la Mtwana
Mnarani Ruins
Takwa Ruins
The Gede Ruins
Ouadane
El Badi Palace
Merenid Tombs
Zeila
Suakin
Mtoni Palace Ruins
Bulla Regia
The El Jem Amphitheatre
Khami Ruins
Americas 30
Plymouth, the Buried Capital
The Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and JesĂșs
