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Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

Volterra, Italy

Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Volterra, Italy

Cimitero di San Finocchi

Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.
The Fortezza Medicea of Volterra.

Volterra, Italy

Fortezza Medicea Restaurant

Inside this medieval fortress today is a high-security prison, which sometimes opens its doors to the public as a restaurant
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Medieval torture devices including a maiden on the right.

San Gimignano, Italy

The Museum of Medieval Torture

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
9 miles from Volterra

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Towers of San Gimignano

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
10 miles from Volterra
Larderello, a hotspot of geothermal power.

Stabilimenti, Italy

Devil's Valley

Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.
11 miles from Volterra
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Spiagge Bianche (White Beaches)

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.
21 miles from Volterra
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