Seville, Spain
Hospital de las Cinco Llagas (Hospital of the Five Holy Wounds)
The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.
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Seville, Spain
The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Matera, Italy
Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Florence, Italy
More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Vernazza, Italy
This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.
Vernazza, Italy
This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Edinburgh, Scotland
Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Glencoe, Scotland
A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.