La Madone de São Paulo, Brasil: the giant mural in memory of our mortality.
We are in Brazil, in São Paulo’s city center: this giant mural of Santa Muerte reminds passersby of their own mortality. Painted on the side of a building in downtown […]
Abandoned Canada: Parkhurst Ghost Town~
British Columbia is a province known for its natural beauty and thriving western seaport. In this region for visitors it is not common to talk about ghosts or abandoned places, […]
Roter Franz, the Mummy with Hair, Beard and Red Eyebrows
Roter Franz is the mummy of a young man found in the Bourtanger swamp, on the border between Holland and Germany, in 1900. Also known as “Neu Versen Man”, the […]
The flight of the Angel: a centuries-old tradition that officially opens the Venice Carnival.
“Il Volo dell’Angelo” (the flight of the angel), which took place today in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, is considered the opening ritual of the Venice […]
The sad History Of John Pemberton, The Man Who Invented Coca-Cola
Coca Cola is undoubtedly the most popular non-alcoholic beverage all over the world, both for the drink and for the famous glass bottles (then replicated in plastic) with rounded shapes. […]
The Mystery of the “Fool’s Cap Map of the World”.
The symbol of the fool or joker, or the court jester, inspired the figure of the Joker in the card decks, but also many other images. One in particular, called […]
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital: the “madhouse of horrors” in New Jersey
Founded on May 15, 1848, It was called New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, then it was renamed Trenton State Hospital and, after a few years, it took on the simplest […]
Anatori Burial Vaults: A tragic story of Khevsureti’s village.
The Anatori Vaults are a number of square slate structures located in a remote area in Georgia near the border of Chechnya, a land surrounded with lot of mysterious legends […]
La Bertagnetta: inside the former pneumological Hospital.
This abandoned pneumological hospital was built between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The area chosen, at the time, was isolated and quiet, […]
Dargavs Village: City of the Dead
We are in Russia’s North Ossetia, hidden in one of the five mountain ridges that cross the region. Reaching this interesting and unusual destination requires a three-hour drive, taking you […]
Matera, Italy: Chiesa del Purgatorio
We are in Matera, the capital of culture 2019: skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory. The Church of Purgatory, in italian “Chiesa […]
New Mexico: a view from Cabezon Peak~
With an elevation of nearly 2500 meters, Cabezon Peak is the largest of over 50 volcanic formations that dot the otherwise barren and otherworldly desert shrubland of the Rio Puerco […]
The Dark Origin of Valentine’s Day.
We all know that Valentine’s Day is considered the day of lovers practically all over the world, with a consumerism that often reaches levels to say the least embarrassed. However, […]
This photo of 1925 testifies the First Selfie-Stick of History?
Is the “selfie stick” really a modern gadget? This photograph, published by the English freelance journalist Alan Cleaver, dates back to 1925 and shows his grandparents who are taking a […]
The Temple of Pitons in Benin.
We are in Benin, where dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple. The Temple of Pythons is a site of historical and modern […]
The Casalegno Orphanage
The former orphanage “San Giuseppe”, is more commonly know as “Il Casalegno” because it was built at the behest of Monsignor Casalegno. Giuseppe Casalegno was born near Turin in 1839 […]
