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On the eve of Halloween, fright fans have been tipped off to some of the most terrifying towns and cities in Europe they could visit for a scarily good weekend break. YourOverseasHome.com property experts have compiled a guide to some of the most haunted places in Europe...
Corinaldo
It’s thought some of the residents in this idyllic Italian town are descendants of a long line of witches, the likes of which are still worshipped by some of the residents today!
Rome
Across the capital of Italy, you’ll find thousands of statues dedicated to the dead all around the city. In particular, at St Peter’s Basilica you’ll find the Doors Of Death, depicting the death of Jesus, Mary and St Peter which apparently bring bad luck to whoever dares walk through.
Paris
Built to solve the overpopulation issue that plagued Paris’ cemeteries in the late-18th and early-19th Centuries, the catacombs are thought to house the remains of over six million people within their walls, 65ft underground.It’s the city’s most ghoulish attraction.
York
One of the most haunted cities in the UK, York Minster, northern Europe’s oldest Gothic cathedral, is said to be home to the spirit of a deceased parishioner known to attend some of the cathedral’s services from the afterlife.
Malaga
Although Malaga is thought to be full of sunshine and beaches, Cortijo Jurado has a dark past. The 19th-Century Gothic-styled mansion is said to be one of the area’s most haunted, and its name, Casa Encantada, translates to “Enchanted House”.
Santorini
Santorini has a dark side hiding behind the whitewashed walls. It’s home to a burial ground that was a place those suspected of vampirism were brought to, for vampire hunters to test on them and, in the end, bury them. Santorini goes by another name, the “Island of the Vampires”.
Valongo
The Sanitório de Valongo, which was used to house patients with tuberculosis in 1910. With no cure being apparent at the time, all of the patients died in the sanitarium. Once TB was eradicated in 1961, the building was closed. However, pentagram designs were found within the stone walls and throughout the structure of the building, which supposedly openly invited spirits to visit.