We won’t beat around the bush — the plague sucked. An understatement? Sure, but only because it is impossible for us to fathom just how miserable that famous epidemic was. But hey, it gave us striking monuments like the Plague Tower in Košice, a column by the name of Immaculate. It sits in the centre of town on the spot where the old gallows were located, as if it wasn’t grim enough already. The design is extremely curious, Virgin Mary at the top was a mass of quite unsettling babies reach up for her. A group of saints play protect at the base.