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The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.