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Venice, Italy

Giant Hands of Venice’s Grand Canal

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Front of the villa with snow

Spello, Italy

Villa Pandolfi Elmi

A chapel where women can demand their true love.

La Botte dei Canonici, from the street

Gubbio, Italy

La Botte dei Canonici

The largest known wine barrel of the medieval era is visible from the street in Gubbio.

Piazza degli Olmi

Matera, Italy

Piazza degli Olmi

A unique urban square characterized by raw concrete structures and bold geometric forms.

Portone del Diavolo

Bergamo, Italy

Portone del Diavolo

Legend has it that the devil itself built this portal on a dare.

Tomb of Enrico Rastelli

Bergamo, Italy

Tomb of Enrico Rastelli

A genius of the art of juggling is buried here.

Holy Spirit Church-St John Baptist and other Saints by A. Previtali, Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Madonna and Apostles by A. da Fossano,

Bergamo, Italy

Chiesa del San Spirito

Hidden masterpieces in a small church in the medieval city of Bergamo.

The Chapel of Santa Marta

Vernazza, Italy

Chapel of Santa Marta, Vernazza

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

Doors of the Dead

Bergamo, Italy

Doors of the Dead

It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.

Roman Columns of Brindisi

Brindisi, Italy

Roman Columns of Brindisi

It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.

Centro di Geodesia Spaziale (Center for Space Geodesy)

Matera, Italy

Centro di Geodesia Spaziale (Center for Space Geodesy)

One of the few places of its kind, this space research center sits deep in the countryside of Matera.

Statue of Pope Gregorius XIII

Bologna, Italy

Statue of Pope Gregory XIII

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

Capital Without Column.

Padua, Italy

Capital Without Column

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

Tempio della Pace (Temple of Peace)

Padua, Italy

Tempio della Pace (Temple of Peace)

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

The clock showing the time of the bombing.

Bologna, Italy

Bologna Centrale Station Clock

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

Saint Ubaldo

Gubbio, Italy

Basilica of the Mummified Saint Ubaldo

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

Guidarello Guidarelli Funeral Monument

Ravenna, Italy

Guidarello Guidarelli Funeral Monument

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

Gubbio Christmas tree.

Gubbio, Italy

Mount Ingino Christmas Tree

The world's largest "Christmas tree" is illuminated by hundreds of lights stretching 2,000 feet up the slope of Mount Ingino.

Front gate

Bergamo, Italy

Cappella Colleoni

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

Temple of Minerva

Assisi, Italy

Temple of Minerva

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

Castelvecchio Museum

Verona, Italy

Castelvecchio Museum

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

Sarcophagus on top level of Mausoleum of Theoderic.

Ravenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Theoderic

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

Lecce amphitheater.

Lecce, Italy

Roman Amphitheater of Lecce

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

Cimitero di San Finocchi

Volterra, Italy

Cimitero di San Finocchi

Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.

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