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The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.