Bomarzo, Italy
The Monsters of Bomarzo
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
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Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Muggia, Italy
These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.
Bordighera, Italy
The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
Chiavari, Italy
This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.
Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Chiusdino, Italy
These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.
Poggioreale, Italy
This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.
Pramarzo, Italy
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Crespano del Grappa, Italy
This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.
Vagli Sopra, Italy
This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.
Capalbio, Italy
Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.
Volterra, Italy
This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.
Urbania, Italy
Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
San Fruttuoso, Italy
A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.
Calcata Vecchia, Italy
Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.
Province of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.