Bagolino, Italy
Bagolino Old Cemetery
An ancient cemetery hides behind a line of disparate chapels.
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Bagolino, Italy
An ancient cemetery hides behind a line of disparate chapels.
Urgnano, Italy
Statues portraying anatomical deformities were placed in this garden to foster ethical behavior.
Capriate San Gervasio, Italy
A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."
Gandino, Italy
This museum is home to 22 panes depicting skeletons dressed in colorful garments.
Bergamo, Italy
At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.
Bergamo, Italy
Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Milan, Italy
Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Milan, Italy
See what remains of a once grand ancient Roman circus.
Milan, Italy
The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.
Murlo, Italy
The ruins of a hermitage constructed during the 12th century.
Roccastrada, Italy
Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
East Somerton, England
A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."
England
In the quiet village of Fulmodeston, the ruins of a medieval church remain hidden among vines and foliage.
Pisa, Italy
Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.
Lucca, Italy
The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.
Borgo a Mozzano, Italy
A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.
Bagni San Filippo, Italy
Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.
Tarquinia, Italy
Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.
San Gimignano, Italy
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.