Gaiano, Italy
Ettore Guatelli Museum
A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.
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Gaiano, Italy
A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.
Bollengo, Italy
An abandoned bell tower in the middle of nowhere is the last testimony of a forgotten medieval village.
Venice, Italy
Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.
Atessa, Italy
A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.
Rome, Italy
Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.
Palermo, Italy
Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.
Nemoli, Italy
This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.
Oristano, Italy
This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.
Syracuse, Italy
Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.
Padua, Italy
This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.
Barumini, Italy
This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.
Paulilatino, Italy
This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.
Ravenna, Italy
Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.
Marciana, Italy
Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.
Massa Marittima, Italy
Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?
Venice, Italy
This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.
Barolo, Italy
A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine.
Monreale, Italy
Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.
Rasiglia, Italy
This medieval mountain town is also known as the "Village of Streams."
Pietranera, Italy
The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.
Genoa, Italy
The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.
Turin, Italy
A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.
Brallo di Pregola, Italy
An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.
Rimini, Italy
One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.