Places slecnave Wants to Go

A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.