Milan, Italy
San Bernardino alle Ossa
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
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Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Bologna, Italy
Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.
San Martino della Battaglia, Italy
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
Solferino, Italy
The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.
Mantua, Italy
A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.
Modena, Italy
David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
Modena, Italy
This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.
Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.
Langhirano, Italy
Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.
Gaiano, Italy
A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.
Venice, Italy
Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Venice, Italy
An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.
Venice, Italy
A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.