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 storyFingal's CaveSightFormed from tall basalt columns, with waves carving out the cavern.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.Mount PilatusSightLucerne, SwitzerlandAssociated with dragons said to possess healing powers.Luzerner DrachensteinSightLucerne, SwitzerlandSaid to have been dropped by a dragon flying from Mount Rigi.LoreleiSightSankt Goarshausen, GermanyA steep slate outcrop rising 410 feet above the Rhine.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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