Places piccolo8va Wants to Go

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.