Verona, Italy
Juliet's Balcony
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rome, Italy
Basilica di San Clemente
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
Saint Victoria's Incorruptible Body
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Chiusdino, Italy
The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi Chapel
This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.
Rome, Italy
The Head of St. John the Baptist at San Silvestro in Capite
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Venice, Italy
Scala Contarini del Bovolo
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Naples, Italy
The Anatomical Machines of Cappella Sansevero
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
Doganella di Ninfa, Italy
Gardens of Ninfa
Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.
Genga, Italy
Temple of Valadier
This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.
Rome, Italy
Papal Hearts at Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi
This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
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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.
Cortenova, Italy
Villa de Vecchi
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Rome, Italy
Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory
A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.
Montegabbione (TR), Italy
La Scarzuola
This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.
Rome, Italy
Campo de Fiori
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Florence, Italy
Medici Hall of Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche)
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Naples, Italy
Gabinetto Segreto
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Vernazza, Italy
Cinque Terre
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Province of Matera, Italy
The Village of Craco
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Capannori, Italy
Oak of the Witches
This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
Florence, Italy
La Specola Anatomical Collection
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Naples, Italy
Naples Underground
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Ai Pioppi Playground
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
