Pizzo, Italy
Chiesetta di Piedigrotta (Church of Piedigrotta)
This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.
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Pizzo, Italy
This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.
Stilo, Italy
A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.
San Severino, Italy
This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.
La Ciotat, France
This little train station is forever immortalized in film history.
Tarascon, France
Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.
Cabrières-d'Avignon, France
A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.
San Gimignano, Italy
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
Bologna, Italy
The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.
Italy
A two-hour hike in the Orfento Valley leads to the remote ruins.
Pennapiedimonte, Italy
Inscriptions found in the Majella mountains reveal stories of resistance and rebellion after the unification of Italy.
Roccascalegna, Italy
This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.
Atessa, Italy
A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.
Villa Caldari, Italy
An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.
Chieti, Italy
One of the earliest relics of Italian art is this ornately equipped stone soldier.
Ortona, Italy
The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.
Ripatransone, Italy
Just one of the Italian corridors vying for the title of the country's narrowest.
Osimo, Italy
Church holding the preserved body of a levitating saint.
Gubbio, Italy
Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.
Gubbio, Italy
The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'
Corinaldo, Italy
Only the facade of this house was built so a father could fool his son.
Krujë, Albania
The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.