Looking for the ultimate macabre Valentine activity? 🖤💀 At the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome, Italy, you get two priceless, mysterious artifacts for the price of one. Outside you will find the Bocca della Veritá or mouth of truth, the mysterious round frieze of an unidentified pagan god dating to roughly the 1st century BC that will lop off a liar’s hand. Inside, you will find the skull of St. Valentine, one of the most photographed holy relics in the world. Both can be visited for free but note that the Bocca della veritá will more than likely have a queue. . .
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