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Paris Point Zero

“Point zéro des routes de France” is the reference point for distances from Paris, but the story tells much more.
<p>(by Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

“Omenoni” House

Eight imposing unique sculptures guarding a peculiar building in the centre of Milan.
<p>Conte Rosso street in Lambrate (Paolo Dagani, CC BY 3.0 Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

The sarcophagus of Lambrate

An extraordinary finding in one of Milan’s neighbourhoods.
<p>(Summering2018, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy

San Fruttuoso Abbey

A lonely magical abbey stands isolated and hidden on the rocky Ligurian coast.
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  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Rome

A cursed staircase

A place veiled by the innocent appearance that hides blood and intrigue.
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  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Florence

San Galgano Abbey

A mystical place between legend and history.
<p>(by Simone Vaccari, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)</p>
  • Europe
  • Greece
  • Peloponnese

St. Theodora Church

Trees with a height of 30 meters grow through the roof of this miraculous church.
<p>View of the facade of the cathedral of Mlano (by Sergio Fabio Brivio, CC BY-ND 2.0 via Flickr)</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

The macabre statue in the dome of Milan

A figure of St. Bartholomew with a cruel detail.
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  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

The curious legend of Milan’s foundation

According to an ancient tale, the foundation of Milan has a peculiar connection with a wild animal.
<p>View of San Fedele Square (by Angelino 1975, CC BY-SA 4.0 via WikiCommons)</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

The writer’s church in Milan

A unique place related to Alessandro Manzoni, the eternal poet and writer of "I Promessi Sposi" (The Betrothed)
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  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

The forgotten battleground in Milan

Every day cars and pedestrians pass by, unaware of this ancient battlefield.
<p>Painting of the Lazzaretto of Milan</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

The dreadful “Lazzaretto”

An ancient pandemic site that, in the Milanese tradition, it is still a name that conveys darkness and terror.
<p>Detail of Frederick Barbarossa with his sons Henry and Philip</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

A stone with a curious irony

The Milanese call it 'La Tosa', and its meaning goes back to a brutal event in the city's history
<p>(G.dallorto, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

The Devil Abode

Legend has it that the devil lived in Milan, with his own house at Palazzo Acerbi, in Corso Di Porta Romana n.3.
<p>(by Graeme Maclean CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
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  • Cinque Terre

Scola Tower

A lonely bastion of history on the sea
<p>(by Guillén Pérez CC BY-ND 2.0, Flickr)</p>
  • Europe
  • Greece
  • Peloponnese

The towering villages of Mani

A peek into the abandoned village of Vathia.
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  • Europe
  • Greece
  • Peloponnese

The Mycenaean bridge of Kazarma

One of the oldest bridges in the world
<p>(by C. Messier, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
  • Greece
  • Athens

Prison of Socrates

Unveiling the Shadows of Athens: where Socrates' imprisonment ignites the philosophical flame
<p>(by Guilhem Vellut CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
  • France
  • Paris

The House of the Alchemist

Among the narrow streets of Paris, a house with a unique past stands out.
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  • Europe
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The Viking Althing

Thingvellir: where the ancient Althing took place
<p>(by Pixelfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • Saarbrucken
  • Saarland

Stiefeler Felsen: The Enigmatic Boot-Shaped Wonder

Atop a hill stands a rock of remote meaning and shape
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  • Europe
  • Cyprus

Aphrodite’s Beach

A place uniquely connected to the goddess of love
<p>Leonidas at Thermopylae (1814) by Jacques Louis David</p>
  • Europe
  • Greece

Thermopylae

Also known as “Hot Gates”, is one of the entrances to Hades, where a handful of men faced the world's largest army
<p>Alpheus and Arethusa, painting by John Martin (1789 &#8211; 1854)</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Syracuse

The Fountain of Arethusa

A mythical story of passion, deeply rooted in the greek tradition of Syracuse.
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  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

The 10 secret places you didn’t know about Milan

Discover hidden gems and unseen places in the fashion capital of the world
<p>(by Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Venice

The Devil’s Bridge

A special bridge in Torcello, in the heart of the Venetian lagoon
<p>West gate of Tiryns (Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons)</p>
  • Europe
  • Greece
  • Peloponnese

The giants of Tiryns

Immense boulders in memory of a mythological past
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  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

Behind San Satiro’s architectural secret

Discovering the visual deception created by the renowned Renaissance architect Donato Bramante
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  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Milan

“San Bernardino alle Ossa”: An Ossuary Chapel in the Centre of Milan

"San Bernardino alle Ossa", a place with a strong death connotation.
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  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Rome

The outrage of Anagni

On a hilltop in the region of Lazio lies the village of Anagni, where a violent act changed the fates of empires.
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