{"id":39546,"date":"2023-02-22T12:17:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T11:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stadt-land-niederrhein.de\/saison\/magische-orte-galgenberg-krypta-und-co\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T12:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T11:19:03","slug":"magical-places-gallows-hill-crypts-and-co","status":"publish","type":"season","link":"https:\/\/stadt-land-niederrhein.de\/en\/saison\/magical-places-gallows-hill-crypts-and-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Magical places: Gallows Hill, crypts and co."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1669660857754{margin-bottom: 90px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;lead text-center&#8221;]Magical places let you pause for a moment; they elicit a special vibe and put people in a reverent mood. The Lower Rhine has a great deal of that to offer. Want to get goose bumps? 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