Albano Laziale, Italy
Romitorio di Sant'Angelo in Lacu
The ruins of a thousand-year-old hermitage are tucked away deep in the sloping forests of Albano Lake.
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Albano Laziale, Italy
The ruins of a thousand-year-old hermitage are tucked away deep in the sloping forests of Albano Lake.
Florence, Italy
A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.
Florence, Italy
Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.
Volterra, Italy
This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.
Volterra, Italy
Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.
Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
The secret centuries-old German cemetery in the heart of the Vatican.
Berlin, Germany
A hidden, morbidly fascinating cemetery deep in the forest.
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Among the large beech trees of Lanarkshire, Scotland, lies this abandoned cemetery.
Sligo, Ireland
This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.
Cliffony, Ireland
One of Ireland's best-preserved chambered cairns can be found next to a wishing tree.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Kilcolgan, Ireland
For more than two centuries, this family-run establishment has been serving up some of Ireland's best oysters.
Ballinrobe, Ireland
For fans of the stained glass art of Irish illustrator Harry Clarke, this church is the place to be.
Mayo, Ireland
When the tide is high, you can see the Atlantic pushing up through a deep, jagged hole in the rock.
Cashel, Ireland
The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.
Athenry, Ireland
Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.
Ross, Ireland
This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.
Connemara, Ireland
A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.
Province of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Crosstown, England
This ancient church, rebuilt at least 3 times, is flanked at all sides by history.
St Neot, England
A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.
Minions, England
Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.