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Places visited in Turin, Italy

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Places visited in Bath, England

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Places visited in Segovia, Spain

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Places visited in Bristol, England

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Places visited in Glastonbury, England

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Places visited in Somerset, England

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Places visited in Bradford-on-Avon, England

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Places visited in Wiltshire, England

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Places visited in Peterborough, England

Glastonbury, England

The White Spring

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

AZawacki

Added by AZawacki

Piazza Statuto

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

Added by MarikaLagarese

Plana's Perpetual Calendar

A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.

A J Oliveira

Added by A J Oliveira

Occhi del Diavolo

The mysterious “eyes of the Devil” dot a street in the occult center of Italy.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Portone del Diavolo (Devil's Door)

This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

The Dome of San Lorenzo

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Egyptian Museum of Turin

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

'Baci Rubati' ('Stolen Kisses')

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

herbkid

Added by herbkid

Fetta di Polenta

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Added by maquid

Villa Scott (Villa del Bambino Urlante)

This Art Nouveau mansion was used as the "House of the Screaming Child" in Dario Argento’s giallo classic.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Cesare Lombroso's Museum of Criminal Anthropology

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

Dylan

Fontana dei Dodici Mesi

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Medieval Village

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Annalisa

Added by Annalisa

'The Bench of the Lovers'

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

Added by unamukka17

Loggia dei Mercanti Whispering Gallery

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

Added by chersil

Torre Velasca (Velasca Tower)

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

grahamstewartwalker

Added by grahamstewartwalker

San Bernardino alle Ossa

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

Bosco Verticale

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

oriana

Added by oriana

Bar Luce

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

Added by dahuhaus

Dancing Bull of Good Fortune

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

Added by loremipsum

Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Added by Giorgio

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

L.O.V.E.

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

miramarco

Added by miramarco

Castello Pozzi

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

Added by marhilary