Genoa, Italy
Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.
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Naples, Italy
Gabinetto Segreto
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Milan, Italy
BackDoor 43
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Lainate, Italy
Ninfeo di Villa Litta
An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.
Capannori, Italy
Oak of the Witches
This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
Monte di Cuma, Italy
Antro della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl)
Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.
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Naples, Italy
Fontanelle Cemetery Caves
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Rome, Italy
Casina delle Civette
A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.
Viterbo, Italy
Dining Table at Villa Lante
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.
Rome, Italy
Zuccari Palace
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Florence, Italy
Michelangelo’s Hidden Drawings
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Italy
Cattedrale Vegetale (Tree Cathedral)
Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.
Rome, Italy
The Protestant Cemetery
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Florence, Italy
La Specola Anatomical Collection
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Milan, Italy
San Bernardino alle Ossa
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Florence, Italy
Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
Rome, Italy
Via Appia
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Florence, Italy
Buontalenti Grotta
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
Venice, Italy
The Flooded Crypt of San Zaccaria
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Anacapri, Italy
Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto)
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
