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krystarka

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I am Kristina and my name, written with the initial K, was a strange name in Italy when I was born. My parents gave me this name not because they came from a different country - my family lived in Parma, the city where I was born, already around 1200 AD – but because they always had a great fascination for Eastern Europe at a time when traveling to the countries of the Soviet Union was practically impossible. Perhaps that is why the first time I visited Prague - just a few years after the fall of the Berlin Wall - I was so fascinated I have never stopped returning every year. As I grew up, however, my horizons broadened, and I began to travel to new and mysterious places. I still remember the amazement after the climb to the castle of Cachtice to see the ruins of the last residence of the blood countess Elizabeth Bathory, or the diligent research for all the strangest tombs in the many cemeteries of Paris, or the thrill felts, despite the heat, at the Winchester Mystery House. Every trip is a discovery, but there is no need to take planes and leave home because you can visit incredible and unknown places even in a day; for example, in a tiny village near my house, the man who murdered the Empress Sisi was conceived. Today, in 2022, due to the pandemic, I found myself with little work and too much free time, so, together with my husband, we decided to take a gap year and spend it traveling. We were planning a trip in the footsteps of Giacomo Casanova, from the Piombi prison in Venice to his burial in the Duchcov castle, to then direct us to France, Spain, and Portugal following many bullfighting forms you could still watch, when I landed on this site. I have visited many of the places reported on Altas Obscura, but others are unknown to me, while others still amaze me that they are not indicated. I know every trip should be a moment for personal growth and sharing. For this reason, I will try to do my part to arouse in future travelers a flicker of a discovery’s joy I have experienced in the past and which I hope to continue to try in the future.
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Myouryuji (Ninja Temple)

Kanazawa, Japan

Myouryuji (Ninja Temple)

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

Camp 2

Oswiecim, Poland

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Orava Castle

Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia

Orava Castle

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

Most SNP

Bratislava, Slovakia

Most SNP

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Cumil the Sewer Worker

Bratislava, Slovakia

Cumil the Sewer Worker

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Hrad Cachtice

Višňové, Slovakia

Ruins of Cachtice Castle

The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

Bran Castle

Bran, Romania

Bran Castle

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

It was commissioned by King Carol I was captivated by the scenic locale.

Sinaia, Romania

Peleș Castle

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

Transylvania's "Hollywood" Signs

Brașov, Romania

Transylvania's "Hollywood" Signs

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

Poenari Castle

Wallachia, Romania

Poenari Castle

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

The castle.

Hunedoara, Romania

Corvin Castle

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

A street performer on Las Ramblas.

Barcelona, Spain

Street Performers of Las Ramblas

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The facade of the church, still under construction.

Barcelona, Spain

Sagrada Família

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

La Cité, Carcassonne

Carcassonne, France

La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Rennes-le-Château towards the Pyrenees

Rennes-le-Château, France

Rennes-Le-Château

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

Leonardo da Vinci's tomb inside the chapel

Amboise, France

Leonardo da Vinci's Tomb

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

The murder scene as rendered in 2001

Paris, France

Jean-Paul Marat's Bathtub at Musée Grévin

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Paris, France

Père Lachaise Cemetery

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Statue of Liberty at Pont du Grenelle

Paris, France

Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Angels around

Paris, France

Napoleon's Angels

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Passy Cemetery

Paris, France

Passy Cemetery

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

Flame of Liberty

Paris, France

Flame of Liberty

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Le Stryge.

Paris, France

Le Stryge

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

La Conciergerie

Paris, France

La Conciergerie

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

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