Salzburg, Austria
St. Sebastian’s Cemetery
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
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Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Venice, Italy
Venice's island of the dead.
Genoa, Italy
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, France
Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Cerveteri, Italy
Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.
Vác, Hungary
Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Monselice, Italy
This Italian church is as beautiful as it is common, except for the real skulls decorating the many mannequins inside.
Roermond, Netherlands
Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
The largest underground church in Europe.
Paris, France
A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Amiens, France
Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Vienna, Austria
The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.
Valkenburg, Netherlands
Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.
Znojmo, Czechia
This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.
Naples, Italy
The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.
Rome, Italy
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.