20 Places On Earth Which Are Believed To Be Gateways To Hell

Earth is a magnificent place which continues to baffle or amaze us with its unseen and unexpected places or events. A planet with millions of years in history has secrets buried in itself making us sometimes proud of our home, surprised with its beauty, comforted by its richness in resources and in this case scared with its hidden spiritual realms.

God and Satan, the fight is old but as much as God likes to stay in heaven, the devil resides within the humans and is believed to be residing in abandoned and unholy places on earth which are believed to be gateways to hell. As astonishing and creepy as it sounds, there are around 20 places on earth which are believed to be gateways to hell.

1 Fengdu, China

Nearly 2000-year-old, this city of ghosts is based in Chongqing municipality. The place is believed to be a place where the dead makes a stop before moving into the afterlife. More, the place has numerous Buddhist and Taoist temples and is surrounded by immortal spirits that torment the soul of the dead. It is believed that a freshly dead soul has to cross the bridge of helplessness where it is judged for its virtue and if failed is tormented by the immortal spirits.

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2 Alepotrypa

Alepotrypa in Greek means “foxhole”. The area is steeped in legend and is believed to have served as the origins for the myth of Hades or hell. The entire location is a huge underground cave system that had been lost for centuries where till 600 years ago, people performed rituals and burials. The cave was rediscovered recently during a foxhunt which also yielded several artifacts that served as evidence of the burials and rituals. 170 bodies were also recovered from the caves.

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3 Mount Hekla

In the rare corner of the world, Iceland developed a reputation for its Mount Hekla after a series of 1104 continuous eruptions in the 12th century. In a poem titled as Voyage of St. Brendan of an Anglo-norman origin claimed that the volcano is the prison of Judas. The reputation later turned into a strong belief after the volcano 1341’s eruption as some claimed that there were birds flying amidst from the fire further signifying as swarming of souls. Adding more to the horror, the place is also believed to be a meeting point for witches and the devil.

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4 Cave of the Sibyl

Located in Phlegræan Fields of Naples, Italy- a barren and an ashed place just a walk away from Mount Vesuvius, is the holy site of Tiburtine Sibyl who was also known as the doomsday forecaster. The cave is an underworld guide, also the home of Sybil is believed to be directing the followers to River Styx, which is the main path to Hades (god of the dead). Scientifically the cave is full of sulphur fumes and can easily suffocate or choke anyone who spends awfully longer time inside. It is believed that the cave in a perfect wasteland is a direct roadway to hell.

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5Houska Castle

The 13th-century gothic mansion build over Czech countryside has a bizarre and disturbing reputation. Local legends say that the castle has a bottomless pit beneath its structure which is a direct doorway to hell. People around the place claim that they have experienced strange sightings at night and some fear to go around the castle during grave hours as a local belief of demons walking on road haunts majority of them. Some believe that during 1253 AD the castle was built to keep demons at bay and since then the castle acts as a portal in between humans and demons. The castle has no practical use and people refrain from entering the place even at daytime.

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