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It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.

Angels and demons watch over newspapers in this deconsecrated church.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.

This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.

Can you see the face staring out at you from the buttress of this bridge?

An eclectic collection of highly specialized bicycles once used by artisans for their specific needs.

The house where Harlequin was born.

An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

This enigmatic piece of art is a mnemonic device from the early Renaissance.

Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.

This house is adorned with a serenade macabre from the Counter-Reformation period.

The ghostly remains of a gunpowder mill lost in 70 hectares of thick woods.

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.