The Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo houses a macabre collection of 1,100 mummies dating back hundreds of years. The mummies are dressed in robes and pinned to the walls, sitting on benches or lying ...

Italy is one of Europe's top vacation ... Literally buried under the streets of Palermo is the Catacombe Frati Cappuccini ...

The Capuchins of Palermo took this tradition a step further, preserving bodies in their entirety. Inside the Catacombs of the Capuchins, a maze of corridors contains about 2,000 clothed skeletons ...