One of the most scariest places to visit in Europe over Halloween is haunted La Mussara. Located in the hills of Catalonia of northern Spain, La Mussara is a ruined ghost town. A thick fog envelopes the abandoned town regularly, and it's believed that the local cemetery is full of buried witches. The empty houses and looming church gives that creepy vibe similar to stepping into a horror film.
Halloween in Spain is celebrated for three days. It begins on 31st October with Day of the Witches but later there is Night of the Pumpkins. Followed by All Saints Day, and then Day of the Dead. There's many traditions of pumpkin carvings, costumes, trick-or-treating and feasts. Described as a children's event, it also recognises this is a time honouring the ancestors.
On 16th October 1991, a group of friends visited La Mussara. Among them was a man named Enrique Martinez who went off to pick mushrooms. The friends noticed Enrique was unnerved by a "shadowy figure" watching them from the ruins but they didn't see it. Soon Enrique touched a stone and a strange mist appeared, along with an increased sound of croaking frogs. Enrique then simply vanished into thin air in front of them. The alarmed friends contacted authorities about their missing friend, and soon there was a search party but no trace of him was ever found. To this day there's still no sign of Enrique.
The stone that Enrique touched is called The Stone of Six, which is believed to have magic powers. Some say that it's a portal to another dimension. Ancient warriors used this stone to help guide through the region. It's believed this stone is much older than the ghost town itself.
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