The world's ruins
The ruins in our write-ups, all 195 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
The Bomarsund Fortress Ruins
Ancient Kourion
Trosky Castle
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
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Conimbriga Roman Ruins
Spis Castle
Roman Merida
Dunluce Castle
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
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
Dolni Kounice
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
Târgoviște Princely Court
Asia 35
The Selim Caravanserai
Panam Nagar
Beng Mealea
Koh Ker
Hampi
Trowulan
Hatra
Taq Kasra
Beit She'an
Ruins of St Paul's
Cagsawa Ruins
Diplomat Hotel
Old Guiob Church Ruins
Oslob Cuartel Ruins
The Ruins, Talisay
Jeongnimsa Temple Site, Buyeo
Bosra
The Dead Cities
Chiang Saen
Wat Chaiwatthanaram
Ani
Aspendos
Didyma
Myra
Konye-Urgench
Hoa Lu Ancient Capital
My Son Sanctuary
Po Klong Garai Towers
Po Nagar Cham Towers
Po Sah Inu Cham Towers
Alamut Valley
Sum Khokh Burd
Tilla Jogian
The Longteng Broken Bridge
Hai Ly Ruined Church
Africa 41
Djemila
Tipaza
Mbanza Kongo
The Ruins of Loropéni
Philae Temple, Aswan
Kunta Kinteh Island
The Gede Ruins
Ouadane
Bunce Island
Suakin
Kilwa Kisiwani
Bulla Regia
The El Jem Amphitheatre
Great Zimbabwe
Khami Ruins
Mansourah Minaret
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
El Badi Palace
Merenid Tombs
Mtoni Palace Ruins
Americas 61
Bushiribana Gold Mill Ruins
The Balashi Gold Mill
The Copper Mine Ruins
Humberstone Saltpeter Works
Valle de los Ingenios
Hospital San Nicolás de Bari
La Vega Vieja
Monasterio de San Francisco
The Îles du Salut
Saint-Pierre
Becan
Bonampak
Cacaxtla
Canada de la Virgen
Cantona
Cempoala
Chacchoben
Coba
Comalcalco
Cuicuilco
Dzibanche
Dzibilchaltun
Edzna
Ek Balam
Guachimontones
Kohunlich
La Quemada
Malinalco
Mayapan
Muyil
Quiahuiztlan
San Gervasio
Tamtoc
Templo Mayor
Tlatelolco
Tonina
Tula
Tzintzuntzan
Yaxchilan
Plymouth, the Buried Capital
Panamá Viejo
The Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesús
The Commewijne Plantation Loop
Cheshire Hall Plantation
