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This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

Angels and demons watch over newspapers in this deconsecrated church.

It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.

Beautifully decorated tarot cards from the Middle Ages.

Hidden masterpieces in a small church in the medieval city of Bergamo.

A dark, narrow tunnel that leads to a charming lake and waterfall.

An underground passage is home to a guillotine that predates the French Revolution by more than two centuries.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

This museum is home to 22 panes depicting skeletons dressed in colorful garments.

Distressing images of the Last Judgement adorn the walls of this medieval sanctuary named for St. Patrick.