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One of the four sanctuaries of Rieti's Holy Valley was the site of the first living nativity scene.

This medieval mountain town is also known as the "Village of Streams."

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.

This hermitage spanning an Italian river gorge draws pilgrims hoping to heal ailments like arthritis and migraines.

The ruins of a medieval village that was abandoned after a 19th-century inferno.

This seventh-century fortification marked the western border of the Lombard duchy of Spoleto.

This hermitage celebrates the legend of Emperor Constantine's healing from leprosy.

This lake was sacred to the Sabine people who constructed a temple here on a floating island.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.

When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.

According to a local legend, this bridge was constructed by an astrologer with the help of the devil.

This Romanesque church is built over the tomb of a martyr who legend says defeated a dragon.

A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.

This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

Hidden within this iconic mountain are a set of World War II bunkers once used by German forces.

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.