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Italy Travel: Where to go for that Night of the Living Dead Experience

By , About.com GuideAugust 1, 2007

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mummy pictureYes, mummification is a gruesome subject. Then again, Halloween is just around the corner, at least as far as the travel planning time frame goes. So I know there are some of you who will soon be asking "Where can I go in Italy for that 'Night of the Living Dead' experience?" There are quite a few places. But I bet you didn't know Napoleon's role in exposing these fleshy cadavers to the light. Read all about mummies and how they came to be found inside glass cases in Italian churches and how you can visit them, all in our latest epic adventure: Mummies in Italy.

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