San Giovanni di Duino, Italy
Monumento ai Lupi di Toscana
Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.
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San Giovanni di Duino, Italy
Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.
Rovereto, Italy
An abandoned piece of phallic art repurposed by locals into a makeshift fertility shrine.
Ferrara, Italy
This Renaissance palace features a unique architectural design and is now home to the Ferrara National Art Gallery.
Castelsardo, Italy
This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.
Catino, Italy
This seventh-century fortification marked the western border of the Lombard duchy of Spoleto.
Dezzo, Italy
This house certainly has a unique decor.
Luras, Italy
At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.
Bergamo, Italy
A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.
Bergamo, Italy
If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.
Mantua, Italy
In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.
Labante, Italy
South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.
Fregona, Italy
These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.
Genoa, Italy
Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.
Viterbo, Italy
The leathery remains of a woman who died in the 13th century now lie in a church named for her.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.
Vitorchiano, Italy
A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.
Varenna, Italy
An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.
San felice del Benaco, Italy
A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.
Vetralla, Italy
One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.
Bordighera, Italy
A wood-and-steel sculpture garden featuring an artful interplay of nature and machinery.
Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy
This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.
Favara, Italy
This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.
Capriate San Gervasio, Italy
A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."
Collodi, Italy
The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.