Rome, Italy
Via Appia
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
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Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Bologna, Italy
In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.
Florence, Italy
The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.
Bologna, Italy
Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.
Rivodutri, Italy
A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.
Anagni, Italy
A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Rocca di Papa, Italy
This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.
San Martino della Battaglia, Italy
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
San Gimignano, Italy
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
Rome, Italy
One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Triora, Italy
The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."
Capannori, Italy
This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Naples, Italy
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Rome, Italy
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
Novara, Italy
This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.