Lipa Linna: a living monument to death, hope and haunting whispers
A linden tree planted to commemorate a mass grave of plague victims in the Aargau Valley in Switzerland has become a notable monument. However, it is said that at night the spirits buried under it crawl out of the ground
The Brazen Head: Dublin's oldest pub and its restless rebel
The rebel and Irish freedom fighter is said to haunt his favorite pub, The Brazen Head, in Dublin, where he is said to have planned to fight the English. “For who was he, the one slain without a coffin /
Ghosts of the Black Cat of Bern: a city haunted by feline specters
The black cat in European folklore is shrouded in mystery and magical knowledge. From the elderly parts of Bern, ghost stories about ghostly black cats circulate in the shadows, reminding us of the elderly fear that the cat specter used
The haunting of Marini's house in the rectory in Münchenstein
The haunted grounds of the former rectory in Münchenstein on the outskirts of Basel, Switzerland are said to be haunted by one of its former priests. At the entrance to the peaceful town of Münchenstein, on the outskirts of Basel,
Ghost Procession in Basel and the Dance of Death
Referring to the famed Dance Macabre mural that hung on the walls near the Predigerkirche in Basel, it is said that plague victims were buried on a patch of grass in front of the church. Legend has it that when
The haunted halls of Bern's town hall (Rathaus)
Where history whispers and shadows reign, Bern's town hall is haunted by countless ghosts. Who are the ghosts that stay in the town hall after obscure? In the UNESCO-protected Old Town of Bern stands the Town Hall, a 600-year-old masterpiece
The restless dead buried in the double monastery in Basel
The two adjoining cloisters of Basel Cathedral are said to be haunted by several specters buried within the building. It is said that in the darkness of the Double Cloister in Basel, you can hear the moans of a man
Portobello Bar: Spirits on the canal
It is said to be haunted by the lock keeper from the adjacent lock next to the Portobello Bar in Dublin. Since his mistake cost the life of someone on the crossing, he has been rumored to be in the
Hotel Val Sinestra and the ghost of Hermann haunting the Lower Engadine
In an aged sanatorium in Switzerland, Hermann's ghost is said to have haunted the Hotel Val Sinestra for centuries. But who was he in life and what was his real name before he died in a remote fortress in the