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The skull of this patron saint is kept in a shrine located in his hometown.

Perched above a grotto, this tribute to Mother Nature looks out into the ocean.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

Inside this park resides a giant clock tower and ancient sundial that overlook the town below.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.