Como, Italy
Scala del Paradiso
This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.
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Como, Italy
This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.
Como, Italy
Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.
Como, Italy
This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.
Segovia, Spain
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
Segovia, Spain
A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.
Segovia, Spain
A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.
Segovia, Spain
This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.
Barcelona, Spain
On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.
Barcelona, Spain
This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Barcelona, Spain
Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.
Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Barcelona, Spain
This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.
Barcelona, Spain
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Florence, Italy
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
Florence, Italy
More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.
Florence, Italy
Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.
Florence, Italy
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.