ctheworld67's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

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Porta Nuova

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Cappella Palatina

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

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Arabic Inscription of Palermo Cathedral

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

The Martorana

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Victoria, Malta

The Old Prison

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

tyler

Valletta, Malta

Mysterium Fidei

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

sarahjw

Added by sarahjw

Valletta, Malta

Casa Rocca Piccola

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

Adam Fordham

Added by Adam Fordham

Casa Gourgion

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

TheMacabreNBold

Added by TheMacabreNBold

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

Added by Milo Vella

Domvs Romana

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

TheMacabreNBold

Added by TheMacabreNBold

Valletta, Malta

St. John’s Co-Cathedral Skeleton Tombstones

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Basilica di San Clemente

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

Added by harrisj

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Cave Church

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

Dylan