Leptis Magna, Libya

NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The amphitheater is 1.6 miles (3 km) east of Leptis Magna, and 120 miles (193 km) east of Tripoli CAPACITY 16,000 DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 54°F (12°C); Apr: 64°F (18°C); Jul: 81°F (27°C); Oct: 73°F (23°C) The site of Leptis Magna, on the coast of Libya, has some of the most impressive … Read more

Pula Arena, Croatia vs the Colosseum, Rome

Rome’s Colosseum, an ancient circus of death and glory, is a symbol of the city, but across the Adriatic Sea is an equally imposing and magnificent arena in Pula NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The Arena is located in the port city of Pula, on Croatia’s Adriatic Coast CAPACITY 23,000 DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 43°F (6°C); Apr: … Read more

Megalithic Temples of Malta

NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Various sites are located on the island of Malta and neighboring Gozo ACCESS Open 9am–5pm daily; admission fee – a multi-site ticket is available DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 54°F (12°C); Apr: 59°F (15°C); Jul: 77°F (25°C); Oct: 72°F (22°C) Dawn, either during equinox or solstice, is the time to visit the Mnajdra … Read more

Ring o’Brodgar, Orkney Islands

NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The Ring o’Brodgar stands in the West Mainland parish Stenness, in the Orkney Islands, which lie off the northern tip of Scotland ACCESS Free DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 39°F (4°C); Apr: 43°F (6°C); Jul: 54°F (12°C); Oct: 47°F (8°C) On summer evenings, the tall, thin standing stones of Brodgar cast long shadows, … Read more

Wassu Stone Circles, Gambia

NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The stone circles are near the island and town of Janjangbureh (formerly Georgetown), Gambia ACCESS Open daily; admission fee DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 73°F (23°C); Apr: 90°F (32°C); Jul: 82°F (28°C); Oct: 84°F (29°C) At Wassu, ancient stones of similar shape have been arranged in circles, like people getting together for a … Read more

Carnac, France

NEED TO KNOW LOCATION On the Atlantic Coast of southern Brittany, Carnac is 88 miles (140 km) from Nantes and 300 miles (500 km) west of Paris ACCESS Restricted in summer to reduce site erosion DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 48°F (9°C); Apr: 55°F (13°C); Jul: 68°F (20°C); Oct: 61°F (16°C) The mossy-green landscape around the town … Read more

Sonnen-observatorium, Germany

NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The site is beside the town of Goseck in Germany ACCESS Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm; Nov–Mar: 11am–4pm DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 37°F (3°C); Apr: 45°F (7°C); Jul: 68°F (20°C); Oct: 48°F (9°C) Four concentric circles spotted in a wheatfield at Goseck in 1991 led two archaeologists to start investigating 11 years later. They … Read more

Ales Stenar, Sweden

NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Ales Stenar is located near the fishing village of Kåseberga in southern Sweden ACCESS Free DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 36°F (2°C); Apr: 63°F (l7°C); Jul: 64°F (18°C); Oct: 48°F (9°C) At first sight, Ales Stenar might look like a henge, but it is in fact oval, not circular, the stones at each … Read more