Bergamo, Italy
'Living Skeletons Scenes'
Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.
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Bergamo, Italy
Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.
Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy
An eclectic collection of highly specialized bicycles once used by artisans for their specific needs.
Pramarzo, Italy
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Turin, Italy
The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."
Turin, Italy
A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.
Turin, Italy
See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.
Turin, Italy
This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.
Turin, Italy
This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, Italy
The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Le Roeulx, Belgium
The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Vukovar, Croatia
Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.
Palmanova, Italy
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Radovljica, Slovenia
This Slovenian museum houses the country's largest collection of painted beehive panels.
Trakošćan, Croatia
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
Krapina, Croatia
This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.
Hum Košnički, Croatia
This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.
Wageningen, Netherlands
A Dutch museum preserves the world's most diverse collection of vertical slices of soil.
Assisi, Italy
What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.
Foligno, Italy
The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.
Ascoli Piceno, Italy
These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.
Ascoli Piceno, Italy
According to a local legend, this bridge was constructed by an astrologer with the help of the devil.