10 Scariest Places in Europe You Should Never Visit
9. Wolfsegg Castle’s Woman in White
It’s no wonder that one of Europe’s oldest countries, Germany, is filled with sites that claim to be haunted by souls that were never laid to rest. The 800 year old Wolfsegg Castle, a seemingly majestic Bavarian splendour, is one of these places. In the sunlight the castle looks like it can be a replica for Rapunzel, however as the evening sets in or days when the fog settles too low, Wolfsegg Castle is a place that shouldn’t be visited by the faint of heart.
Locals today still tell the tale of Ulrich von Laaber and his wife, Klara von Helfenstein, who both inhabited the castle. When Klara took on a secret lover, she would rendezvous all around the castle walls while Ulrich was gone. Ulrich then learned of Klara’s affairs and fueled with anger, he hired two farm boys to kill his wife. Upon these unfortunate events, her lover disappeared and when Ulrich returned to Wolfsegg Castle — he would end up without a trace as well. Nowadays, the castle is an open museum that interestingly enough, some visitors have said they’ve seen a fleeting presence in the corridors of a “Woman in White”.
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10. The Catacombs of Paris
Above ground, Paris is known as the city of life and love with icons like the twinkling Eiffel tower. Underground, the city is riddled with a tunnel that snakes over 200 kilometres long filled with skulls, bones, and the remains of over 6 million deceased people. It’s an eerie contrast to a city that’s often romanticized and what most people wouldn’t come to think of when they picture Paris.
Yet a section that runs about 1.5 kilometres from the Catacombs of Paris is accessible to the general public to explore. If you do plan to undertake this macabre activity, be sure to plan and book your tickets in advance since day-of bookings are rare to come by. But an adventure into the underbelly of Paris makes for a time warp-trip back to the late 18th century when the catacombs starte
