Milan, Italy
War obelisk in Milan
Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.
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Milan, Italy
Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.
Catania, Italy
A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.
Santa Venere, Italy
Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.
Rome, Italy
A deep mark on the remains of a Roman temple, believed to be left by a legendary warrior.
Florence, Italy
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
Palermo, Italy
This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.
Cittadella, Italy
Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.
Rome, Italy
Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.
Bologna, Italy
A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.
Milan, Italy
In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.
Turin, Italy
One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.
Nughedu Santa Vittoria, Italy
Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."
Labante, Italy
South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.
Sirmione, Italy
On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.
Venice, Italy
This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.
Gallicano nel Lazio, Italy
A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.
Ercolano, Italy
For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.
Bologna, Italy
The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.
Sorano, Italy
This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.
Naples, Italy
This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.
Rome, Italy
A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.
Rome, Italy
Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.
Monopoli, Italy
Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.
Torre Annunziata, Italy
Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.