Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy
Grotta Gigante
One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.
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Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy
One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Lido, Italy
Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.
Rome, Italy
The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.
Venice, Italy
Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.
Sant'Agata Dé Goti, Italy
This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.
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.
Rome, Italy
A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.
Rome, Italy
This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.
Isola San Giulio, Italy
A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.
Venice, Italy
Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.
Calcata Vecchia, Italy
Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.
Rome, Italy
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Rome, Italy
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Rome, Italy
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Vagli Sopra, Italy
This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.
Florence, Italy
The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.
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.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
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.
Venice, Italy
A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.
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."