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An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.