Places monicalderoo Wants to Go

This town's fish festival is the real difference between "little Venice" and its more famous neighbour

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

This impressive memorial commemorates the contributions made by Italy's specialist mountain troops.

A 1930s defensive fortification designed to protect Italy from a German invasion.

A Greek tomb discovered under a palace in Naples displays ornate funeral decorations.

Everything from fried brains to stewed lungs are on the menu at this nose-to-tail spot.

This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.

This stately palace, first built in the 16th century, was converted into a prison in 1830.

After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.

A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.

Tiny museum with unusual specimens.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.

Fried artichokes and other Roman–Jewish classics are executed with care at this no-frills cafeteria.

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

A small thermal park among the mountains of Southern Italy features a surprising piece of modern art.

Roman-style pizza al taglio arrives here with magnificent, crackly crust.

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.