Venice, Italy
Palazzo Dario
Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.
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Venice, Italy
Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.
Sasso di Castalda, Italy
Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Vagli Sopra, Italy
This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Lanzo D'intelvi, Italy
The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.
Sant'Agata Dé Goti, Italy
This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.
Florence, Italy
This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.
Rome, Italy
This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.
Naples, Italy
An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.
Milan, Italy
The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.
Rome, Italy
A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
Pramarzo, Italy
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Viterbo, Italy
This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.
Isola San Giulio, Italy
A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.
Rome, Italy
This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.
Rome, Italy
A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.
Venice, Italy
A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Rome, Italy
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
Venice, Italy
The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."
Balestrino, Italy
Abandoned medieval hill town.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Triora, Italy
The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."