Florence, Italy
Buontalenti Grotta
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
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Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Alghero, Italy
Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Rome, Italy
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Venice, Italy
A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Madrid, Spain
Infamous and now demolished panopticon prison built by its former inhabitants.
Malaga, Spain
This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.
Malaga, Spain
Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.
Tortosa, Spain
These ruins are all that remain of Tortosa’s lost coal gas manufacturing industry.
Puente Viesgo, Spain
The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.
Pastrana, Spain
To fit bodies into this Renaissance crypt, they were first left to decompose in the crypt's rotting room.
Sagunt, Spain
The last of three massive blast furnaces that were once at the foundation of the Port of Sagunto economy.
Ibiza, Spain
Originally slated to become a luxurious resort, this structure is now a graffiti haunt reclaimed by nature.
La Palma, Spain
Tools, pottery, and mummies showcase the history of La Palma's native people.
Cártama, Spain
This art installation at an abandoned lipstick factory has distinct anti-capitalist vibes.
Brión, Spain
The mysterious remains of a martyred teenage saint are venerated inside a small country chapel.
Épila, Spain
The quirky - and private - constructions of a secluded artist depict the house of God.