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Ruins

Gwrych Castle.

Abergele, Wales

Gwrych Castle

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

Tower ruins.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Jarmers Tower

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

Tramonti di sotto, Italy

Pàlcoda Ghost Town

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

The Real Story Behind Northern Italy's Abandoned 'Ghost Mansion'

"The ghost was me!" says Giuseppe Negri, who grew up at Villa de Vecchi.

Lizzie Philip October 17, 2018

Aliki ancient marble quarry.

Aliki Ancient Marble Quarry

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

Ruins of the Church of San Vittorino.

Cittaducale, Italy

Sunken Church of San Vittorino

The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.

El Majuelo

Almuñécar, Spain

El Majuelo Ruins

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

The "tomb of the years" at Museo Xólotl.

Tlalnepantla, Mexico

'Tomb of the Years' at Tenayuca Pyramid

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.

Old Gorhambury House.

St Albans, England

Old Gorhambury House

These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.

Wadi Qelt Canyon.

Wadi Qelt

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

Menlo Castle

Galway, Ireland

Abandoned Menlo Castle

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

Front view of Castle O'Brien.

Inisheer, Ireland

O'Brien's Castle

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

Hermitage of Saint Fructus.

Carrascal del Río, Spain

Hermitage of Saint Fructus

Medieval ruins nestled within a breathtaking swath of Spanish nature.

Ruthven Barracks.

Kingussie, Scotland

Ruthven Barracks

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

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The Abandoned 'Ghost Mansion' of Northern Italy

Building front

Prosfygika

This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.

Pre-2009 work.

Vouliagmeni, Greece

Temple of Apollo Zoster

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.

Southwell, England

The Archbishop's Palace

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.