In order to thoroughly tickle your nerves and test yourself for strength, you do not have to travel far - in Europe, in addition to traditional attractions, there are enough truly creepy places.
MOUNTAIN OF CROSSES, LITHUANIA
On the Kaliningrad-Riga road in Lithuania, there is a hill with many crosses, although there is no cemetery in this place. Disputes about when and why this strange shrine appeared are still going on.
According to the latest data, there are at least 100 thousand crosses on the mountain - from huge wooden structures to tiny crucifixes the size of a coin. If you look closely, you can see that the large crosses are decorated with miniature crosses and beads, which create specific sound effects in the wind.
For the atmosphere of the Mountain of Crosses, go there in rainy, windy weather. Thousands of crucifixes under a cloudy gray sky and eerie sounds spreading over the hill will not leave anyone indifferent.
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CHURCH OF NINE GHOSTS, CZECH REPUBLIC
The Church of St. George in the Czech village of Lukova is outwardly no different from any other abandoned building - old doors and a dilapidated facade. After the collapse of the roof in the late sixties, the building, which was built in 1352, is empty. However, those who dare to go inside out of curiosity may need a hefty dose of a sedative - after all, the church is quite “inhabited”.
The room is filled with many ghostly figures in white robes - some silently peep out of the darkness, others stand still, others sit on benches with their heads humbly bowed. Looking at this picture, one involuntarily creates the impression that you have witnessed a real prayer of ghosts.
Plaster "ghosts" appeared in the church in 2014. The author of the installation wanted in this way to attract more tourists to the region and raise money for the restoration of the historical building of the church, and he succeeded quite well - the "ghost mass" attracts a sufficient number of people who want to visit the destroyed church, and already in the near future, the authorities promise to restore it.
POVELIA, ITALY
Not far from the picturesque and bustling Venice is the small island of Poveglia, which can be called one of the scariest places in Italy. During the plague epidemics in the Middle Ages, infected bodies were brought there, as well as those who showed signs of the disease. According to legend, they did not stand on ceremony with the sick, but were thrown into the plague pits along with the dead or burned at the stake. There is a version that about 160 thousand people are buried on Povelja. No wonder the island quickly fell into disrepute, and it is said to be home to many ghosts.
From 1922 to 1968, a hospital for the mentally ill worked at Povelje, but its clients never found peace in this place and allegedly often complained of headaches and whispers of ghosts.
The inhabitants of Venice have tried many times to settle the island, but all attempts have failed. In 2014, the media reported that the Italian authorities were planning to build a luxury hotel on Poveglia, but this idea remained at the level of plans.
The island is currently closed to tourists, but it is regularly visited by journalists and researchers of the paranormal.
PARIS CATACOMBS, FRANCE
Under the noisy, crowded streets of Paris, there is a completely different, frightening world: here is perhaps one of the largest cemeteries in Europe - the Parisian catacombs, which are a network of many kilometers, consisting of ancient caves, corridors and tunnels filled with the remains of six million people.
In the 18th century, Parisian graveyards were too "overpopulated" and the authorities forbade burying the dead within the city limits, but the ban was carried out until the wall of the cemetery of the Innocents collapsed. After that, it was decided to reburial the dead from all the capital's cemeteries in the old quarries. The Catacombs are one of the popular tourist destinations in Paris, so thrill-seekers can take a two-kilometer walk among the walls "decorated" with the bones and skulls of their ancestors.
CHARLEVILLE CASTLE, IRELAND
Charleville Castle, located in County Offaly, is not only one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in the country, but one of the most famous "haunted houses" in Europe.
They say that ghosts come here regularly, and the most famous of them is the ghost of a girl named Harriet. According to legend, she was the daughter of one of the owners of the castle and died after falling down the stairs.
Tourists who visited the castle repeatedly said that they heard singing and children's laughter, and also that in the corridors they met the ghost of a blonde girl in a blue and blue dress. It is also said that the ghosts of Harriet's ancestors were seen in the castle, as well as fireballs that suddenly appear from the darkness, cross the corridor or hall of the castle, and disappear without a trace. The castle has been studied several times by psychics and mediums - but it is not possible to say anything specific about the results of these studies.