Castellana Grotte, Italy
Castellana Caves
The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.
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Castellana Grotte, Italy
The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.
Monopoli, Italy
Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Mdina, Malta
This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.
San Lawrenz, Malta
The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.
La Pera, Spain
Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...
Vistabella, Spain
A modernist church in an ancient village.
Madrid, Spain
This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.
Guimarães, Portugal
This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.
Guadalajara, Spain
Originally used to sell brandy, the bull-shaped billboard became an iconic symbol of Spain.
Burgos, Spain
The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.
Barcelona, Spain
Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
The largest underground church in Europe.
Naples, Italy
This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Ferentillo, Italy
Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.
Siena, Italy
Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Sanremo, Italy
An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.
Triora, Italy
The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."
Genoa, Italy
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.