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deanbanova

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I’m an Antipodean addicted to the crazy enigmatic wonder that is Italia. It’s multi-layered history, crazy politics and la Dolce Vita sees me constantly returning and pining when I’m not there.

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Flooded Crypt of San Francesco

Ravenna, Italy

Flooded Crypt of San Francesco

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Cassanova - Fellini

Rome, Italy

Cinecittà

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Ruins of the temple of Veii, reconstructed.

Rome, Italy

Veii

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

La Zisa

Palermo, Italy

La Zisa

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

Lavatoio Medievale.

Cefalù, Italy

Lavatoio Medievale

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

Ruins of Galeria

Rome, Italy

Natural Monument of Galeria Antica

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

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