Noasca, Italy
Goats of the Cingino Dam
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
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Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Palmanova, Italy
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Venice, Italy
The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Venice, Italy
A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Tortosa, Spain
This memorial, built by fascist dictator General Franco in 1960, has been repurposed by the people of Catalonia.
La Palma, Spain
This replica of Columbus's famous ship houses the history of La Palma's maritime importance during the Age of Exploration.
Alcoy, Spain
This 130-year-old, steam locomotive represents the Spanish industrial and agricultural boom of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Guadarrama, Spain
These Bullet-scarred bunkers are haunting reminders of the Spanish Civil War.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.
Cartagena, Spain
The world's first electric battery-powered submarine.
La Palma, Spain
Tour the inside of a massive lava tube formed during a 1949 volcanic eruption.
Fábrica de Orbaitzeta, Spain
Abandoned 18th century weapons factory in the Aezkoa Valley.
Baiona, Spain
This abandoned naval battery stood at the ready as recently as the 1980s.
Huelva, Spain
This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.
Portugalete, Spain
Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.