tarap's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

tarap

2017
joined atlas
obscura

countries
I've visited

places
I've been

places
I want to go

places
published

foods
I've tried

foods
I want to try

Leaderboard Highlights

tarap's activity rankings

1^st

Places visited in Zanzibar, Tanzania

1^st

Places visited in Carthage, Tunisia

1^st

Places visited in Monrovia, Liberia

2^nd

Places visited in Syria

2^nd

Places visited in Tehran, Iran

4^th

Places visited in Ivory Coast

Loading map...

Mexico City, Mexico

El Vilsito

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

Mexico City, Mexico

Minichelista Restaurant

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

bigbeaverdiaries

Added by bigbeaverdiaries

'Dragon Bones' of Santa Maria e San Donato

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Tomb of Antonio Canova

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

matthiasheinrich

Added by matthiasheinrich

The Flooded Crypt of San Zaccaria

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Added by zackofalltrades

Libreria Acqua Alta

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Added by zackofalltrades

Royal Pavilion at Stazione Centrale

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

miramarco

Added by miramarco

Shoah Memorial of Milan

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Added by mbeimer

Palazzo Berri-Meregalli

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

issarg

Added by issarg

Leonardo's Horse - Il Cavallo dello Sforza

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Loggia dei Mercanti Whispering Gallery

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Added by chersil

Lucrezia Borgia’s Love Letters

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Santa Maria presso San Satiro

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Albergo Diurno Venezia

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

Added by grana94

Fondazione Prada

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

karolinadeling

Added by karolinadeling

Horned Madonna of Portinari Chapel

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

Added by Giorgio

The Wall of the Dolls

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

Added by mfilipazzi

Bar Luce

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Added by dahuhaus

BackDoor 43

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

SteReso

Added by SteReso

San Bernardino alle Ossa

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

L.O.V.E.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

miramarco

Added by miramarco

Vartanush

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Rohini Chaki

Added by Rohini Chaki

The Sunken City of Baia

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

SkareMedia

Added by SkareMedia

Florence, Italy

Babae Wine Window

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Lisa Harvey

Added by Lisa Harvey