Arquà Petrarca, Italy
Casa del Petrarca (Petrarch House Museum)
A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.
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Arquà Petrarca, Italy
A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.
Altivole, Italy
A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.
Battaglia Terme, Italy
Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.
Cinto Euganeo, Italy
A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.
Georgia
The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.
Canale Monterano, Italy
The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.
Sanremo, Italy
An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.
Monreale, Italy
Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.
San Biagio Platani, Italy
Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.
Poggioreale, Italy
This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.