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garageclaudia

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Tour guide in Florence, travel blogger, rocker, cemetery lover, culture and art nerd. Always looking for the quirky side of life and travels. I wrote two books about cemeteries.
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Antonio Bernocchi's mausoleum

Milan, Italy

Monumental Cemetery of Milan

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Theatrum Mundi

Arezzo, Italy

Theatrum Mundi

This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.

Museo Paolo Gorini.

Lodi, Italy

Museo Paolo Gorini

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

Lítla Dímun and its cloud.

Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands

Lítla Dímun

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

The tunnels are not wide enough for two cars to pass each other.

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands One-Lane Tunnels

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

The Faroese Nykur

Faroe Islands

The Nykur of Sørvágsvatn

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

St. Magnus Cathedral.

Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands

St. Magnus Cathedral

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Lake Sørvágsvatn

Faroe Islands

Lake Sørvágsvatn

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

Kallur Lighthouse.

Kalsoy, Faroe Islands

Kallur Lighthouse

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The House with The Blood Stains

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The House with The Blood Stains

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

The urinal.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

City Hall Urinal

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Múli

Bordoy, Faroe Islands

Múli

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

Los Jameos del Agua

Haría, Spain

Los Jameos del Agua

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

Timanfaya National Park

Tinajo, Spain

Timanfaya National Park

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

The apse with the Christ Pantocrator.

Palermo, Italy

Cappella Palatina

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

La Zisa

Palermo, Italy

La Zisa

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

The interior.

Palermo, Italy

The Martorana

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Capuchin Monastery Catacombs

Palermo, Italy

Capuchin Monastery Catacombs

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Cube House

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Cube Houses

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Saint Nicholas Naval Cathedral.

Liepāja, Latvia

Saint Nicholas Naval Cathedral

This ornate church has survived Nazi and Soviet occupation, including a short stint as a Soviet-era gymnasium and cinema.

The replica of the of Big Christopher statue.

Riga, Latvia

Big Christopher

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

View of the "Castle of Light" from across the Daugava.

Riga, Latvia

Castle of Light

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

Jauniela.

Riga, Latvia

Jauniela (New Street)

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

House of the Blackheads

Riga, Latvia

House of the Blackheads

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

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