Pavia, Italy
The Museums of the University of Pavia
A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...
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Pavia, Italy
A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...
Palermo, Italy
This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.
Naples, Italy
This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.
Leggiuno, Italy
This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.
San Severino, Italy
This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.
Rome, Italy
A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.
Capri, Italy
This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.
Rome, Italy
An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.
Genoa, Italy
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.
Lucca, Italy
The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.
Pianlivere, Italy
The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.
Rome, Italy
This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.
Stelvio, Italy
One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.
Cerveteri, Italy
Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.
Arezzo, Italy
This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Orvieto, Italy
Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.
Villa Caldari, Italy
An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.
Pizzo, Italy
This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.
Acquapendente, Italy
A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.
Cesena, Italy
A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.
Matera, Italy
Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.
Palermo, Italy
Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.
Lucca, Italy
Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.