Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
Gleno Dam
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
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Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Bienno, Italy
A giant owl named Rocco oversees mythical woodland creatures along these charming mountain trails.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
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A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.
Bologna, Italy
A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.
Villamarzana, Italy
Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.
Rosignano marittimo, Italy
This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.
Stabilimenti, Italy
Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.
Bagni San Filippo, Italy
Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.
Erto e Casso, Italy
When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.
Ponte Nossa, Italy
This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Marciana, Italy
Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.
Rimini, Italy
One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.
Grimaldi, Italy
A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.
Volterra, Italy
Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.
Volterra, Italy
This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.
Pietranera, Italy
The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.
Treviso, Italy
Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.
Chiavari, Italy
This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.
Turin, Italy
Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.
Carrara, Italy
Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.
Limbiate, Italy
A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.
Milan, Italy
An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.