Catania, Italy
Porta Garibaldi
This elegant black and white striped arch is emblematic of Catania's resilience to natural disasters
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Catania, Italy
This elegant black and white striped arch is emblematic of Catania's resilience to natural disasters
Messina, Italy
When the military fort was destroyed by an earthquake the site was turned into a magnificent war memorial
San Biagio Platani, Italy
Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.
Genoa, Italy
This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.
Iglesias, Italy
A former mining village that now operates as an open-air museum.
Sutri, Italy
This Roman theater was crafted into the local tuff rock and was rediscovered during the 19th-century.
Fossoli, Italy
After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.
Castel Sant'Elia, Italy
A monk spent 14 years carving steps through tuff to make this religious site more accessible to pilgrims.
Torgnon, Italy
High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.
Candelo, Italy
A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.
Trapani, Italy
A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.
Sortino, Italy
Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.
Viggianello, Italy
This crystal clear water basin feeds the Lao river and powers a hydroelectric power plant.
Alba, Italy
Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.
Piediluco, Italy
The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.
Roccastrada, Italy
Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.
Castel Sant'Elia, Italy
Magnificent frescoes decorate the interior of this Romanesque church, which also showcases an unusual phenomenon during winter solstice.
Lampedusa e Linosa, Italy
A monument to the migrants who cross the dangerous waters between North Africa and a tiny Italian island.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
This archaeological site built into a tuff outcrop is filled with rock dwellings, the ruins of a medieval castle, and a necropolis.
Lallio, Italy
The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.
Foresta, Italy
A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.
Bologna, Italy
A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.
Assisi, Italy
What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.