Vác, Hungary
Mummies of Vác, Hungary
Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.
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Vác, Hungary
Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Nazca, Peru
Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Cusco, Peru
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Cusco, Peru
Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.
Stromboli, Italy
A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.
Gibellina Vecchia, Italy
Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.
Poggioreale, Italy
This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Sciacca, Italy
A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.
Palermo, Italy
A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.
Palermo, Italy
Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.
Monreale, Italy
Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.
Bagheria, Italy
A collection of grotesques lines the walls of this Italian villa.
Messina, Italy
An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.
Favara, Italy
This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.