The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Complete A-Z for the Entire Magical World - Judika Illes 2005

Magical Places
Places: A witch’s Travel Guide

Various places on Earth have developed reputations as being particularly associated with witchcraft. Ancient Greeks associated Thessaly, Thrace, and Etruria as lands of magic. Lucius, hero of the second-century CE novel The Golden Ass, opens his adventures by explaining that he is in the very heart of Thessaly, which he describes as “world-famous as the birthplace of incantations.”

Some places remain associated with magic and witchcraft.