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This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.

The crumbling ruins of an abandoned 12th-century monastery.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

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

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.