 The world is full of intriguing places, some of which are incredibly unique, some of which are so extraordinary that it's hard to believe they exist. Here us our picks for the 10 most unique and fascinating towns around the world 10 ) GIETHOORN - NETHERLANDS |
 | This idyllic village of Giethoorn has no roads, and the only access is by water over the many beautiful canals or on foot over its wooden arch bridges. The locals use punters to get around and cars have to remain outside the village. Located in the province of Overijssel, there are 6 km of canals and farmhouses with thatched roofs dating back to the 18th century. Hugely popular in summer, the town has no shortage of restaurants and guesthouses overlooking the peaceful canals. |
09) KO PANYI - THAILAND
 | Koh Panyi, located at the mouth of Phang Nga bay off the coast of Thailand is a charming Muslim fishing village built with a combination of wooden and concrete piles on the side of Panyee Island and partially over the water. You can take a day tour from nearby Phuket that will allow you to visit this extraordinary community and see with your own eyes the 18th-century houses, the mosque, and the floating market. The fully functional village has a school, a health center, lots of small souvenir shops, and a handful of large restaurants facing the Andaman Sea. There are even bungalows offering overnight accommodation. Worth seeing is the floating football pitch, built by the village children using old scraps of wood and fishing rafts. |
08) BARENTSBURG - SVALBARD
 | The once grand mining town of Barentsburg is located in the remote Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, midway between Scandinavia and the North Pole. It’s part of Norway but occupied by Russia and mined by Ukrainians. During the winter there is no sunlight, temperature rarely rises above 0 and the only way to reach the town is by snowmobile from Longyearbyen. The village offers all amenities you'd need in order to have a decent life : from a swimming pool and gym to a bar, a restaurant and even Russia's northernmost consulate. There is also a massive bust of Lenin, a popular attraction often photographed by the few visitors and a symbol of the history of the town. |
07) AUROVILLE - INDIA
 | Peacefully nestled in the Viluppuram district near Pondicherry , Auroville, meaning the "City of Dawn", is an experimental spiritual community set up with the objective of human unity where people from all countries can enjoy a life of peace and harmony with each other beyond their religious beliefs. It was founded in 1968 by spiritual guru Mirra Alfassa popularly called "The Mother" and is today home to 3000 inhabitants from more than 50 different countries. You can visit Auroville, meet the progressive citizens, and practice silent reflection at the Matrimandir. |
06) TIEBELE - BURKINA FASO
 | Burkina Faso is by no means an area frequented by tourists, but at the base of a hill overlooking the surrounding sun-drenched West African savannah lies an extraordinary village. Tiébélé is a delightful labyrinth of mud houses each decorated with colorful geometrical patterns and also animals and human figure motives. These elaborate decorations express the rich culture of the Kassena tribe, one of the oldest in the country who settled here in the 15th century. |
05) ALBEROBELLO - ITALY
 | Alberobello is an original and picturesque town, one of a kind in the world. The historic center is entirely made up of trulli, which are dry stone huts with conical roofs embellished with decorative pinnacles of various shapes. These characteristic funny looking cone-topped stone houses are prevalent throughout the Puglia region but nowhere more concentrated than in Alberobello itself. Staying in a trullo is a unique experience worth to try at least once in a lifetime! |
04) MATMATA - TUNISIA
 | Matmata is a village in the south of Tunisia, famous for its cave dwellings which house some of the local Berber population. The village's most famous resident is not a local however – or even native to this planet. A Matmata troglodyte house was used as Luke Skywalker's house in the original Star Wars film. Residents and tourism officials have eagerly embraced this fact, and it’s sometimes hard to tell whether Matmata's visitors are more excited by the Star Wars connection or the unusual architecture. |
03) JUZCAR - SPAIN
 | The small hillside village of Juzcar had been one of the white towns of Andalusia, with buildings traditionally whitewashed. Everything changed in the spring of 2011, when all the buildings in town (even the church) were painted blue and decorated with iconic Smurfs characters to celebrate the premiere of the upcoming Smurfs 2 movie. The residents reacted positively to the new look, and voted to keep the blue color. Suddenly a thriving tourism industry was born bringing thousands of tourist each year, curious to see the world's only Smurf Village. |
02) SLAB CITY - USA
 | In the middle of the Sonoran Desert, halfway between San Diego and Los Angeles, you’ll find a community of around 150 permanent residents living off the grid with no official electricity, running water, sewers, toilets and law enforcement. Slab City, or The Slabs as it’s called, is a snowbird community used by squatters and recreational vehicle owners from all over North America. Together they have formed a unique and lively community with creative artworks abounding all around, bars, a church and an impressive open-air nightclub with live music performances. |
01) COOBER PEDY - AUSTRALIA
 | Located in the Outback, Coober Pedy is a small and remote town hundreds of kilometers from the nearest settlement. It is self-described as the ''opal capital of the world'' and the opals are the only reason why there is a town. Most of its population is made up by miners who realized it was much cooler to live underground instead of dealing with the scorching temperatures in the desert lands. It's not just homes down there, most of the town's social life takes place underground where you will find many cafes, museums, hotels and even a church. A town more unique than rare ! |
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There is probably no one in the world that wouldn't have tried to create a graffiti, at least on the back side of a public toilet door. While in most places graffiti is an illegal activity some cities are thinking more forward and see it as a manifestation of art, but in some of the places even if it's illegal they keep appearing on the walls and houses as a resistance against some sort of political situation, and after a while they become the part and charm of the city until they are inseparable from the it's personality.
Here are 10 cities that are priding themselves with some of the most original, painful, political messages or colourful graffiti in the world.
10) BELFAST - NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast has arguably the most political graffiti in Europe perhaps in the whole world. This troubled little big city is home to almost 2000 murals that are reminding the citizens and visitors about the acts of intense violence that were going on in Northern Ireland for three decades. The most well-known is the Peace Wall that was separating Protestants and Catholics apart during the conflict and according to recent agreement some of the walls are going to be taken down in an attempt to unite the city.
09) BERLIN - GERMANY
The Berlin wall, once the symbol of separation and hostility is today a colourful reminder of the Cold War, with graffiti depicting historical and political changes in the country. While the West Side of the wall was painted long time ago the Eastern side, today known as East Side Gallery, which was untouched until 1984 is now the largest open air gallery in the world featuring 106 paintings from famous international artists.
But Berlin doesn't stop just there, it operates on a much larger scale to make your city walks more enjoyable, you will see street art and graffiti appearing on every corner and decorating houses in a unique style.
But Berlin doesn't stop just there, it operates on a much larger scale to make your city walks more enjoyable, you will see street art and graffiti appearing on every corner and decorating houses in a unique style.
08) PENANG - MALAYSIA
Georgetown on Penang island in Malaysia is somewhat peculiar in combining paintings and actual artefacts as one picture. A Lithuanian artist called Ernest Zacharevic was commissioned to create these wall paintings in 2012 that are fading away very fast. In fact some of them have already disappeared. There is no need to panic as there are new and new wall arts are emerging every year on the streets of this city. You can get a map at the place of your accommodation however just by strolling the streets and keeping your eyes open you will find even more graffities that are not on the map yet, simply because they cannot updated them as quickly as the graffiti keep appearing.
07) VALPARAISO - CHILE
When in Chile head to the capital of graffiti of Valparaiso, this place surprises its visitors on every turn and every corner with a colourful picture created by groups of artists that they travel here from all over the world to leave their legacy on the walls and buildings of Valparaiso. There are however a lots of local artists taking their fair share to give life to the gray walls, while preserving the culture and traditions of the city, all this within the project of 'Valparaiso in Colours'. Behind every single painting there is a well researched story or a deep meaning.
06) BOGOTA - COLOMBIA
Bogota, with its irregular blocks and twisted alleys is home to over 8000 active street artists who are contributing to the colourful look of the city. They can do so happily and legally since 2011 when such art was recognised by the city leaders after the citizens got upset by the police tragically killing a 16 year old street artist.
Walking the streets with organised tours led by local artists have become one of today's major attraction of the city.
Walking the streets with organised tours led by local artists have become one of today's major attraction of the city.
05) MEXICO CITY - MEXICO
Why art lovers and artists are heading to Mexico City? To see the house of Frida Khalo? Correct! but not only! This huge metropolis in the recent years has become a hotspot for talented artists. Many spectacular graffiti entered the streets making your city strolls even more enjoyable and the wall art movement is expanding with a rapid pace with backpacking street artists stopping by while travelling the continent and leaving their marks here.
Why art lovers and artists are heading to Mexico City? To see the house of Frida Khalo? Correct! but not only! This huge metropolis in the recent years has become a hotspot for talented artists. Many spectacular graffiti entered the streets making your city strolls even more enjoyable and the wall art movement is expanding with a rapid pace with backpacking street artists stopping by while travelling the continent and leaving their marks here.
04) LISBON - PORTUGAL
Many fellow travellers will agree with me that exploring a city via its street art may be the best way to explore a city. It is especially true for Lisbon, a city that offers into-the-face art painted on buildings to make them look less shabby and at the same time tiny hidden corners where you have to walk by many times in order to spot the masterpiece. The city council made great efforts to help local street artist to decorate the more rundown areas and so Lisbon has become the most colourful among the European capitals.
03) BUENOS AIRES - ARGENTINA
The capital of Argentina recently brought in a law that helps to maintain street art as a legal activity with many local authorities encouraging urban artists to paint the city's walls. Since then artists from all over the world travel to Buenos Aires to cooperate with the locals and create something special, so they can promote their work in the rest of their journey. The most popular areas are Villa Crespo, Palermo, La Boca, Colegiales, Congreso, Barracas and Montserrat, but random art will surprise you while walking the streets.
It is always worth to go for some organised tours as the guides know lots of interesting stories or political inception that hides behind a piece of art.
It is always worth to go for some organised tours as the guides know lots of interesting stories or political inception that hides behind a piece of art.
02) SAO PAOLO - BRAZIL
Sao Paolo used to host the biggest graffiti collection of South America until a very sad day not long time ago when the mayor decided to paint over them and make them disappear in an attempt to clean up the city. His act only evoked that more and more citizens are defending the street art that belongs to the day-by-day life of the locals.
The incrypted language of graffiti has never been more popular then now in this politically challanged country and especially in Sao Paolo. And it is true that the walls of the city are so colourful and gorgeous like no other of the Latin world, some of them are really brilliant and impressive.
01) MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIA
The Aussies really know how to make a place even more special. Melbourne as the capital of stencil art work gets the well-deserved first place in this ranking. Apart from the most popular streets that are covered on every inch with graffiti like Hosier Lane, Finaly Avenue, Union Lane you can head to Caledonian Lane or ACDC Lane, that are a little less known, meaning less tourist so you can snap your new Instagram profile picture, will not let you down. The tradition of graffiti is in full stream since the 1990's and the locals are taking around their guests with a great pride to show off with this open air museum.
Watching movies many times influences us to think differently, to look at the world with a different eye, it widens our horizons and makes us wonder where some of the scenes were shot.
We chose for you 15 movies that will wake up the traveller in you, the curiosity to visit far away, never-seen places or just simply the story itself is so much fun about someone on the road that makes you jealous to have similar experiences.
They are certainly our favorites, that made us to visit many places that we would have never thought about, however it is not an easy choice to pick merely 15 out of such a huge pool. Enjoy!
15) SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET
Seven years in Tibet is a biographic movie about the true story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who was captured and sent to prison while attempting to climb a himalayan mountain in 1939. Following his escape from prison he seeks refuge in the holy tibetan city of Lhasa beoming friends with the young Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet. It's a remarkable movie thats shows you how can travel adventures can transform your life. The scenery was as beautiful as you would expect it to be with breathtaking shots of the Himalayas dominating throughout much of the movie.
14) VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Vicky and Cristina are two close friends who embark on a holiday to the Spanish city of Barcelona, the pair become infatuated with the same painter,the charming and seductive Juan Antonio, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
While the story principally focuses on the strange love triangle, director Woody Allen perfectly displays the beauty, energy and magic of Barcelona and it's distinct architecture. Part of the movie was also shot in the beautiful Asturian city of Oviedo.
While the story principally focuses on the strange love triangle, director Woody Allen perfectly displays the beauty, energy and magic of Barcelona and it's distinct architecture. Part of the movie was also shot in the beautiful Asturian city of Oviedo.
13) PLANES,TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES
This is one of the most feel-good comedies that you can watch over and over. It's a great road-trip movie that shows the struggle of a marketing executive on a business trip in New York trying to return to his family in Chicago in time for Thanksgiving. As soon as he sets out from his office he is struck in a hilarious series of unfortunate events. Desperate to come home in time he teams up with an annoying traveling salesman that will make his mission even harder.
12) THE WAY
This is a very emotional movie about an american doctor who heads to the south of France to pick up the ashes of his son who just died in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago, an 800 km journey stretching from the French Pyrenees to the Galician capital Santiago de Compostela, and decides to finish the walk that his son started. Along the way he makes friends with some other pilgrims, reflects on their relationship, and begins to understand why his son loved travelling so much.
11) SLUMDOG MILLIONARE
This uplifting movie tells the story of an 18 year old indian orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to win 20 milion rupee on the indian version of '' Who wants to be a millionare ? ''
While under arrest with the suspicion of cheating and questioned by the police he tells the story of his remarkable, adventurous young life and reveals how he learn the answer to each question.
The movie is extremely well written and played while giving us an accurate and realistic into everyday life in India, that will make you even more curious to visit this vast and diverse country.
While under arrest with the suspicion of cheating and questioned by the police he tells the story of his remarkable, adventurous young life and reveals how he learn the answer to each question.
The movie is extremely well written and played while giving us an accurate and realistic into everyday life in India, that will make you even more curious to visit this vast and diverse country.
10) INTO THE WILD
Into The Wild is the true story of Christopher McCandless, a college graduate that rejects to live a privileged and comfortable to follow his dreams. He hitchhikes to remote and isolated Alaska and sets up a campsite in an abandoned city bus.
Many backpackers dream of doing something similar, and although the guy took his travels to extreme leves , it has inspired many people to discover the world in a different way.
Many backpackers dream of doing something similar, and although the guy took his travels to extreme leves , it has inspired many people to discover the world in a different way.
09) THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
The movie is based on the memoirs of Che Guevara, who embarked in a motorcycle journey across South America for 8 months with his friend Alberto Granado, before becoming an iconic Latin American revolutionary. The adventures that he experienced and the people who he met along this journey played a huge role into turning the young Gueavara into a revolutionist. The movie will inspire you to learn more about the incredibly beautiful continent.
08) BEFORE SUNRISE
This is a beautiful movie about a romantic affair between an American travelling around Europe, and a French girl travelling home from Budapest, who meet on a train ride and after developing a strong chemestry and feelings towards eachother, decide to get off in Wien and spend 12 hours together. It's a very emotional movie characterized by intriguing dialogues and the captivating beauty of Wien.
07) UP
Carl is an old widower who as a child always dreamed about visiting South America and find the forbidden Paradise Falls. On the verge of losing his house to a large construction company and being moved to a retirement home, the former balloon salesman fullfils a lifelong dream and lifts his house using thousands of balloons. The only thing he didnt consider is that a young scout is still waiting in his doorstep. The pair developes a strong friendship and they embark in a hilarious series of adventures together. It's an icredible movie that i encourage both adults and children to watch, packed with humour, emotions and great scenes, that will wake up the traveller in you.
06) WILD
The movie is based on the autobiographic book of the same name where Cheryl Strayed, embarks in a 1,100 miles long hike from south to north following the Pacific Crest Trail as a way to restart her life after a troubled marriage, heroin addiction and the devastating death of her mother. Reese Witherspoon carries the enitre movie on her shoulder and gives one of her best performances to date.
05) THE DARJEELING LIMITED
Another beautiful movie shot entirely in India which follows 3 brothers taking an overland train trip across the country as a way to heal and reconnect with each other after 1 year without speaking. The main characters have complex and conflicting characters and initailly nothing seems to help their difficult relationship. The crazy and hilarious events that occur during the movie finally brings them closer than ever.
04) HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS
Hector is living his peaceful, uneventful life of a weird psychiatrist who is not particularly interested in anything. Not in his clients or his own life. Some strange events lead him to set out and try to find out what makes people happy. He soon discovers that the trip is a chance for him to find what really makes him happy, reflect on his own life and tie loose ends with his past. He has to make a full circle via China, Africa and Los Angeles just to find out that was he was looking for was all the time right in front of his eyes. The movie is really funny and enriched with unexpected twists and turns.
03) THE BEACH
Young american student Richard embarks in a backpaking trip to Thailand where he is gifted with a strange map of solitary beach paradise away from the tourist crowds and unreachable by public transport. He befriends a french couple and together they set out to find the secluted paradise. While the movie was poorly received by critics, it's definetely enjoyable and entertaining from start to finish with a strong performance from Leonardo Di Caprio and many twists in the plot. It has inspired many young travellers to visit Ko Phi Phi, the secluted paradise where most of the movie was shot.
02) INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is in my opinion the most enjoyable of the Indy franchise, it's an action packed movie that combines the right amount of humor and adventures. The decision to cast Sean Connery as the father of Indiana, with their powerful emotional connection and on-screen chemestry has proven a vital ingredient to the success of this classic movie. The filming locations are excellent as in any other other Indiana Jones movie and will wake-up your desire to travel to distant places like Petra, the ancient forgotten city featured in this movie final scenes.
01) THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
This is a very inspiring, feel good movie which follows the adventures of Walter Mitty, a men living a flat and unfulfilling life, who everyday fantasizes of living a more heroic and exciting life. When his job along with that of his co-workers are threatened, Walter finally takes action in the real world embarking on a journey, that will turn into a lifechanging adventure greater than anything he could have ever dreamed of. It's a very enjoyable and at times funny movie with some amazing scenic shots of Iceland.
Among the millions of paintings that are displayed in countless art galleries and museums around the world, a few only are recognized by people of all ages and cultural background and continue to amaze and evoke emotions in the minds of people for centuries to come.
Here is a list of the 15 most famous paintings and where to see them with your own eyes.
15) The Two Fridas - Frida Kahlo
This is the first large scale painting done by the mexican artists and her most recognised work.
It is a double self-portrait, depicting two versions of Kahlo seated together and is showing Frida's two different personalities. One is wearing a white European-style Victorian dress while the other is wearing a traditional Tehuana dress. The painting was created in 1939.
Location : Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City
It is a double self-portrait, depicting two versions of Kahlo seated together and is showing Frida's two different personalities. One is wearing a white European-style Victorian dress while the other is wearing a traditional Tehuana dress. The painting was created in 1939.
Location : Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City
14) The Card Players - Paul Cezanne
The Card Players is a famous oil painting by Paul Cezanne, who was a renowned post-impressionist French artist. He painted this remarkable artwork during his final period, which was in the early 1890s. It depicts two provencal peasants immersed in their mundane activities as they smoked their pipes and played cards.
Location: Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Location: Musee d'Orsay, Paris
13) The Third of May 1808 - Francisco Goya
The painting depicts an execution of masses of Spanish countrymen by French soldiers in the town of Medina del Rio Seco. Goya's painting reveals the fear and suffering of the Spanish, while Napoleon's troops show no mercy. Painted in 1814-1815.
Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid
Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid
12) Bal au Moulin de la Galette - Renoir
The painting is considered the most impressive work of the artist and is regarded as one of the happiest compositions. The Moulin de la Galette was an open-air dancehall and café that was frequented by many artists living in Paris. Renoir attended sunday afternoon dances and enjoyed watching the happy couples.
Location: Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Location: Musee d'Orsay, Paris
11) Las Meninas - Diego Velazquez
Las Meninas is the most famous work of the spanish artist and one of the most analized and talk about painting in the world. The painting represents a scene from daily life in the palace of Felipe IV. In the painting we see Princess Margarita in the centre accompanied by her friends, doña Marcela of Ulloa who is speaking to Diego Ruíz Azcona, Velázquez himself painting, José Nieto Velázquez in a doorway at the back of the painting, and on the wall at the back there is a mirror reflecting the image of the monarchs King Felipe IV and Mariana of Austria.
Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid
Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid
10) Persistance of Memory - Salvador Dalì
This surrealistic masterpiece depicts a dream state, the melting and distorted clocks symbolize the passage of time that we experience while dreaming. In the painting, four clocks are prominently on display in an otherwise empty desert scene. The clocks are not flat as you might expect them to be, but are bent out of shape, appearing to be in the act of melting away.
Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York
Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York
09) The Night Watch - Rembrandt
This massive painting was commissioned by a militia captain and his 17 militia guards in 1642 to paint their company. With effective use of sunlight and shade, the painter leads the eye to the three most important characters among the crowd: the two gentlemen in the centre and a crouching woman in the background.
Location: Riijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Location: Riijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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08) The Kiss - Gustav Klimt
The Kiss depicts a man and woman dressed in highly decorated gowns embracing and sharing a passionate kiss. The work is composed of conventional oil paint with applied layers of gold leaf and is considered a masterpiece of the early modern period. Painted in 1908.
Location: Belvedere Museum, Wien
Location: Belvedere Museum, Wien
07) Guernica - Pablo Picasso
Guernica is one of Pablo Picasso most famous paintings, showing the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon innocent civilians. Picasso’s purpose in painting it was to bring the world’s attention to the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica by german bombers. Painted in 1937.
Location: Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid
Location: Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid
06) - Girl with the Pearl Earring - Vermeer
Sometimes referred to as “the Dutch Mona Lisa”, the Girl with a Pearl Earring depicts a European girl wearing an exotic dress, an oriental turban and an large pearl earring. The painting isn’t dated and it is unclear whether this work was commissioned.
Location: Mauritshuis, The Hague
Location: Mauritshuis, The Hague
05) The Scream - Edvard Munch
The Scream is the best known and most frequently reproduced of all Edvard Munch’s motifs. With its expressive colours, its flowing lines and striking overall effect, its appeal is universal. The painting shows a frightened person screaming, its figure is ambiguous and it is hard to say whether it is a man or a woman, young or old.
Location: National Museum, Oslo
Location: National Museum, Oslo
04) The Birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli
The painting depicts the goddess Venus (or Aphrodite as she is known in Greek mythology) emerging from the sea as a fully-grown woman arriving at the shore upon a shell in accordance with the myth that explains her birth. It's considered to be the most iconic work of the Italian Renaissance period.
Location: Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Location: Uffizi Gallery, Florence
03) The Last Supper - Leonardo da Vinci
This is one of the world's most admired and reproduced painting. It's a 15th century mural painting representing the scene of The Last Supper when Jesus announces that one of his Twelve Apostles would betray him.
Unfortunatly due to the methods used, environmental conditions, as well as intentional damage, very little of the original painting remains today.
Location: Santa Maria delle Grazie Church, Milan
Unfortunatly due to the methods used, environmental conditions, as well as intentional damage, very little of the original painting remains today.
Location: Santa Maria delle Grazie Church, Milan
02) Starry Night - Vincent Van Gogh
Despite never being famous as a painter and struggling to make a living as an artist during his lifetime , he is considered among the most famous and influential figures in the art history.
This iconic painting depicts the view from the east-facing window of the painter's room at Saint-Remy de Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an idealized village.
It is regarded as the finest work of Van Gogh and one of the most recognized paintings in the world.
Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York
This iconic painting depicts the view from the east-facing window of the painter's room at Saint-Remy de Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an idealized village.
It is regarded as the finest work of Van Gogh and one of the most recognized paintings in the world.
Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York
01) Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci
The most famous painting of all time, painted during the Renaissance in Florence. The sitter’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the painting a source of ongoing investigation and fascination. The painting was stolen from the Louvre by an italian thief in 1911 who believed Leonardo's painting should have been returned for display in an Italian museum, it was recovered only 2 years when the thief was finally caught.
Location: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Location: Musée du Louvre, Paris
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