Move over pumpkin spice lattes, it’s time to get dark.
With Halloween approaching, we’re celebrating the spookiest, most mesmerizing places Europe has to offer. We’re talking chandeliers made of human bones in Rome, miles of skulls stacked into art in the Paris Catacombs, and gladiatorial dungeons beneath the Colosseum.
If you crave history that’s deeply unsettling, these hidden spaces and VIP tours are a treat.
ROME’S MOST UNSETTLING MASTERPIECE
Four centuries ago, Capuchin friars moved their deceased brothers beneath the church and got… creative.
Thousands of bones became chandeliers, crosses, and entire wall mosaics.
The Capuchin Crypts are eerie, reverent, and strangely mesmerizing all at once.