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Aleksandra Veleno

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Sunlight illuminating the Castellana Caves.

Castellana Grotte, Italy

Castellana Caves

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

The mummies of eminent personalities from the 18th and 19th century.

Monopoli, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio detta del Purgatorio

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

Basilica San Nicola

Bari, Italy

Manna of St. Nicholas of Bari

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

The neo-Gothic house near the Mdina cathedral.

Mdina, Malta

Casa Gourgion

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

The tunnel through the limestone rock.

San Lawrenz, Malta

The Inland Sea

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

The Gala Dalí Castle

La Pera, Spain

The Gala Dalí Castle

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...

Església de Vistabella - Vistabella Church

Vistabella, Spain

Església de Vistabella - Vistabella Church

A modernist church in an ancient village.

Partial view of the mummy.

Madrid, Spain

Guanche Mummy of Madrid

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

Tomb of Columbus in Seville Cathedral

Seville, Spain

Tomb of Christopher Columbus

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

It's easy to miss the house wedged between these churches.

Porto, Portugal

Carmo and Carmelitas Churches

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

The pools at Leça da Palmeira.

Leça da Palmeira, Portugal

Tidal Pools of Leça da Palmeira

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

Castelo de Guimarães (Guimarães Castle)

Guimarães, Portugal

Castelo de Guimarães (Guimarães Castle)

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

An Osborne bull among poppies.

Guadalajara, Spain

Osborne Bull

Originally used to sell brandy, the bull-shaped billboard became an iconic symbol of Spain.

Arco de Santa María

Burgos, Spain

Arco de Santa María

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

Sand and stone steps leading down into the gardens.

Barcelona, Spain

Jardins de Ca n'Altimira

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Underground Church of Saint-Jean at Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France

Underground Church of Saint-Jean at Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

The largest underground church in Europe.

Anatomical Museum in Naples

Naples, Italy

MUSA Anatomy Museum

This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.

The Relic of St. Antoninus

Florence, Italy

The Relic of St. Antoninus

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Mummified bodies discovered in the crypt of the Church of St. Stephen, Ferentillo, Umbria, Italy.

Ferentillo, Italy

Museum of the Mummies

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

Museo Anatomico at University of Siena

Siena, Italy

Museo Anatomico at University of Siena

Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.

Head of St. Catherine of Siena

Siena, Italy

St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

100 Year Old Etchings On the Wall

Sanremo, Italy

Old Bussana (Bussana Vecchia)

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

La Cabotina, the lair of the witches

Triora, Italy

The Town Of Witches

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

The cathedral exterior.

Genoa, Italy

Genoa Cathedral

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

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