Smithsonian MagazineSep 25, 2026Seven Places in Europe That Legends Say Were Built by Giants, Devils or DragonsBridges, mountains, caves and rock formations that seem impossible to explain become magnets for folklore9 sights in this storyLoreleiSightA steep slate outcrop rising 410 feet above the Rhine.ElsewhereDevil's BridgeSightAberystwyth, United KingdomSpans the Mynach Gorge with three bridges, one above another.Strata Florida AbbeySightAberystwyth, United KingdomMonks from here may have built the oldest bridge.Giant's CausewayTrain stationBushmills, United Kingdom40,000 interlocking dark basalt columns form a natural pavement.Fingal's CaveSightFionnphort, United KingdomFormed from tall basalt columns, with waves carving out the cavern.Mount PilatusSightLucerne, SwitzerlandAssociated with dragons said to possess healing powers.Luzerner DrachensteinSightLucerne, SwitzerlandSaid to have been dropped by a dragon flying from Mount Rigi.Pont del DiableSightTarragona, SpainA Roman aqueduct carrying water to the ancient city of Tarraco.St. Michael's MountSightPenzance, United KingdomA tidal island with an ancient cobbled causeway.Read the full piece at Smithsonian Magazine →
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