Bloodstains on the facade: The legend of Amstel 216
In the winding alleys of Amsterdam, where the past and present are in constant competition, there is a building that makes even the coolest city dwellers shudder. It is the…
Read moreThe ghost of Munich’s Frauenkirche
The symbol of the Bavarian capital Munich is undoubtedly the Frauenkirche, which, with its characteristic twin towers almost 100 meters high, dominates the Munich skyline like no other building. The…
Read moreThe Headless Ghost of Count Nadasdy
Once upon a time, the wealthy Hungarian Count Franz III Nadasdy lived in Vienna. His grandmother was the legendary Countess Elisabeth Báthory, considered one of the world’s most famous serial…
Read moreThe cursed house spirit
The town of Eppingen in the heart of the Kraichgau region looks back on over 1000 years of history and is known beyond the region’s borders for its half-timbered houses,…
Read moreOff to the madhouse in Vienna’s Narrenturm
Today, I wanted to visit the pathological-anatomical collection in the Narrenturm in Vienna’s 9th district on what is now the university campus. The Narrenturm owes its name to its shape…
Read moreThe Haunting of the White Lady
In the heart of the Austrian capital Vienna, on Freyung square, stands the Schottenkirche (Scottish Church), whose construction began shortly after Duke Henry II Jasomirgott founded the Scottish monastery in…
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