Romano di Lombardia, Italy
Church of San Rocco
Hundreds of plague victims were buried beneath this small, rural church.
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Romano di Lombardia, Italy
Hundreds of plague victims were buried beneath this small, rural church.
San Donato-Moro, Italy
The largest Canadian war cemetery in Italy commemorates those who died in one of the bloodiest battles of the Italian campaign during World War II.
Pavia, Italy
These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.
Silanus, Italy
A lone nuraghe and a little old church with mysterious origins.
Anzio, Italy
An old watchtower from the 16th-century now watches over sulfur springs and one of Lazio's last coastal woodlands.
Bergamo, Italy
A genius of the art of juggling is buried here.
Murlo, Italy
The ruins of a hermitage constructed during the 12th century.
Brusaporto, Italy
Acrosticism and palindromes on this randomly placed stone.
Rovereto, Italy
One of the world's largest swinging bells is a symbol made from the melted aftermath of war.
Viterbo, Italy
This fiberglass version of the Awakening sculpture by Seward Johnson, now resides in its third location in Italy, in Viterbo.
Caltanissetta, Italy
The tallest structure in Italy is a remote radio transmitter in Sicily.
Governolo, Italy
Nearly 800 years old, this river lock is now a public park with a former fortified island.
Mantua, Italy
Inside the small garden of two mid-century apartment buildings stands a centuries-old bell tower, separated from its original church and hidden from view.
Campobello di Mazara, Italy
The ancient Greeks abandoned this quarry to escape Hannibal's devastating invasion.
Castel D'ario, Italy
In a tower at this centuries-old castle, members of a noble family were imprisoned and left to starve.
Gropparello, Italy
This castle has decor from many periods of history, as well as a fairytale park.
Viterbo, Italy
For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.
Balsorano Vecchio, Italy
This castle was once an Italian horror cinema star.
Bergamo, Italy
Hidden masterpieces in a small church in the medieval city of Bergamo.
Santuario di Caravaggio, Italy
An underground passage is home to a guillotine that predates the French Revolution by more than two centuries.
Civenna, Italy
Hundreds of these oversized benches have been built as an art project meant to change people's perspectives.
San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy
A bronze monument to his majesty, King Gino.
Ponza, Italy
This abandoned semaphore station hearkens back to the days of the optical telegraph.
Raiano, Italy
A holy stone inside this spectacular hermitage is said to have healing properties.