Imola, Italy
Rocca Sforzesca
This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.
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Imola, Italy
This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.
Province of Isernia, Italy
The hermit's humble home is hidden near the forested peak of Monte Marrone.
Mantua, Italy
The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.
Cortona, Italy
The eerie ruins of this feudal fortress witnessed the execution of 60 conspirators in 1387.
Imola, Italy
Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.
Bominaco, Italy
This medieval oratory decorated in magnificent frescos was constructed after Charlemagne received a vision.
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.
Papasidero, Italy
A mountain cave is the site of archaeological findings and Paleolithic rock art.
Terracina, Italy
A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.
Orvieto, Italy
Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.
Bassano del Grappa, Italy
This medieval castle was home to a known tyrant and features several hidden passages.
Calda, Italy
A small thermal park among the mountains of Southern Italy features a surprising piece of modern art.
Cocullo, Italy
Host to the annual Festival of the Snakes.
Cori, Italy
The ruins of this Roman temple dominate the small city in southern Lazio.
Assisi, Italy
What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.
Fregona, Italy
These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.
Vetralla, Italy
One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.
Caprarola, Italy
Was this cave created by Hercules's wrath, the devil, or volcanic activity?
Mantua, Italy
It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.
Avezzano, Italy
This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.
Mantua, Italy
A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.
Torba, Italy
An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.