Padua, Italy
Padua Astronomical Clock
One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.
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Padua, Italy
One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.
Muraglione, Italy
Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.
Milan, Italy
A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.
Bologna, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Bolzano, Italy
Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.
Turin, Italy
A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Rome, Italy
This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.
Monte di Cuma, Italy
Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.
Venice, Italy
Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Rome, Italy
This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.
Rome, Italy
This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.
Viterbo, Italy
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
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Isola San Giulio, Italy
A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.
Florence, Italy
The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.
Rome, Italy
A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.
Rome, Italy
A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.
Doganella di Ninfa, Italy
Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Rome, Italy
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Cleveland, Georgia
A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.