San Fruttuoso, Italy
Cristo degli Abissi (Christ of the Abyss)
A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.
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San Fruttuoso, Italy
A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.
Pramarzo, Italy
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Canale Monterano, Italy
The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.
Isola San Giulio, Italy
A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.
Italy
This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.
Sant'Agata Dé Goti, Italy
This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Venice, Italy
The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Stra, Italy
A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Genga, Italy
This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.
Chiusdino, Italy
This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Doganella di Ninfa, Italy
Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Rome, Italy
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Province of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.