Rome, Italy
The Aventine Keyhole
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
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Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Bristol, England
Cathedral-like Victorian vaults are hidden within this iconic bridge.
Llanthony, Wales
The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Blaenavon, Wales
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
Ogmore-by-Sea, Wales
This huge coastal nature reserve in Wales was a stand-in for the Arabian Peninsula in 'Lawrence of Arabia.'
Newport, Wales
The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.
Llantrisant, Wales
Surgeon, scholar, activist, eccentric. This statue remembers a curious figure in Wales’ history.
Cardiff, Wales
Sitting in a quiet field just west of Cardiff is a well-preserved megalithic burial chamber, topped with a 40-ton capstone
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Saint Fagans, Wales
Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.
Cardiff, Wales
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
Cardiff, Wales
This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.