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The entrance and façade of the church

Torri in Sabina, Italy

Santa Maria della Lode in Vescovio

This beautiful Romanesque church preserves stunning medieval frescoes and the excavations of a Roman market town.

The chapel

Albano Laziale, Italy

Romitorio di Sant'Angelo in Lacu

The ruins of a thousand-year-old hermitage are tucked away deep in the sloping forests of Albano Lake.

Trelleborg Museum and Viking longhouse

14 Places to Explore Viking Lore

The imprint of their brief ascendancy is still visible all over Europe.

Jonathan Carey April 30, 2021

The hermitage spans the narrow gorge of the Aterno river

Eremo di San Venanzio (Hermitage of San Venanzio)

This hermitage spanning an Italian river gorge draws pilgrims hoping to heal ailments like arthritis and migraines.

The Inner Courtyard

Warwickshire, England

Lord Leycester Hospital

A retirement home for soldiers that can trace its history to the Elizabethan era and beyond.

The Hill of Uisneach

Westmeath, Ireland

The Hill of Uisneach

The symbolic center of Ireland, this summit also offers panoramic views of the countryside.

Lanleff, France

Temple de Lanleff

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

Lahnstein, Germany

Burg Lahneck

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

Karja Church

Linnaka, Estonia

Karja Church

Inside this medieval church resides a unique set of murals.

Pilgrims traveled a long way to seek protection.

Medieval Pilgrims Apparently Tried to Ward Off the Plague With Bawdy Badges

Metal phalluses and vulvas were thought to protect against disease.

Olivia Campbell January 29, 2021

Llangoed, Wales

Castell Aberlleiniog

A little-known castle set in a nature reserve.

Novelist Sir Walter Scott, who lived from 1771 to 1832.

Why 1920s L.A. Went Wild for an 19th-Century Scottish Novelist

Walter Scott wrote fantasies about medieval Saxons—just the thing for Jazz Age Angelenos.

Keith Johnston January 7, 2021

Roncevaux Pass

Roncesvalles, Spain

Roncevaux Pass

The site of a legendary battle immortalized in medieval literature.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Trinity Apse

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

An old sati stone visible in Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

India’s Sati Stones Commemorate a Macabre Historical Practice

Their challenging legacy has complicated preservation and study.

Kamala Thiagarajan November 30, 2020

Detail of the recycled architectural elements on the short side.

Casa dei Crescenzi

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

Calafia would have been at home in a modern fantasy novel.

California Is Named for a Griffin-Riding Black Warrior Queen

The story of Calafia reveals the surprising complexity of medieval attitudes about race.

Rebecca Johnson November 11, 2020

St. Catherine’s Oratory and coastal view.

Isle of Wight, England

St. Catherine's Oratory

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.