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The skull of this patron saint is kept in a shrine located in his hometown.

A giant owl named Rocco oversees mythical woodland creatures along these charming mountain trails.

A small town lost in the mountains of southern Italy hosts the childhood home of one of the most famous saints of the 20th century.

The remains of the last Gonzaga villa, a luxurious palace built in spite of an economic crisis.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

A floating bridge leaning on barges allows pedestrians to reach the historical center.

The final resting place of the famous violinist, after his corpse was denied a proper Catholic burial for decades.

Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

Europe's only Temple of Mithras located in a natural cave.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

This crystal clear water basin feeds the Lao river and powers a hydroelectric power plant.

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.

Statues portraying anatomical deformities were placed in this garden to foster ethical behavior.

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

Knights Templar are visible inside this stunning Cistercian abbey.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.

Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.

This lake was sacred to the Sabine people who constructed a temple here on a floating island.