Reggello, Italy
Sammezzano Castle
On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.
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Reggello, Italy
On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.
San Gimignano, Italy
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
Orvieto, Italy
Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.
Norcia, Italy
A map of Italy made entirely of trees.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Ortona, Italy
The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.
Villa Caldari, Italy
An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Sciacca, Italy
A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Turin, Italy
Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.
Zermatt, Switzerland
Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.
Zermatt, Switzerland
One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.
Pramarzo, Italy
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Vigevano, Italy
The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.
Phoenix, Arizona
Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.
Collodi, Italy
The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.
Fiorano modenese, Italy
Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.
Langhirano, Italy
Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.
Dolomites, Italy
A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Pfronten, Germany
Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.
Tarrenz, Austria
Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.