Modena, Italy
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Archeologists can't decide if these two hand-holding skeletons were brothers or lovers.
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Modena, Italy
Archeologists can't decide if these two hand-holding skeletons were brothers or lovers.
Pentidattilo, Italy
A ghost town on the slopes of a hand-shaped rock is haunted by the story of a 17th-century murder.
Castellabate, Italy
According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.
Aosta, Italy
An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."
Rieti, Italy
This ancient Roman bridge was a key feature of the ancient Via Salaria road.
Rieti, Italy
This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.
Syracuse, Italy
According to legend, after Hades pulled Persephone into the underworld, one of her attendant nymphs cried so much that her tears formed this spring.
Turin, Italy
See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.
Caserta, Italy
Nobles would stage mock naval battles on this large lake at the Royal Palace of Caserta.
Marina di Ascea, Italy
This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.
Calcaferro, Italy
An old mining site that is slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Commessaggio, Italy
A floating bridge leaning on barges allows pedestrians to reach the historical center.
Segni, Italy
The hilltop town of Segni was once home to an ancient Roman colony and garrison.
Colere, Italy
A prehistoric route that has claimed many victims is now closed to traffic.
Collepardo, Italy
An enormous sinkhole that local lore attributes to the anger of the Virgin Mary.
Camerata Nuova, Italy
The ruins of a medieval village that was abandoned after a 19th-century inferno.
Sutri, Italy
This Roman theater was crafted into the local tuff rock and was rediscovered during the 19th-century.
Manziana, Italy
This caldera was once associated with the Etruscan god of the underworld.
Catino, Italy
This seventh-century fortification marked the western border of the Lombard duchy of Spoleto.
Ladispoli, Italy
The ruins of this medieval tower are destined to crumble into the sea.
Gadoni, Italy
Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.
Parma, Italy
A completely underground tour following the path of the most precious element: water.
Montecelio, Italy
This incredible second-century sculpture depicts a trio of gods worshipped by the ancient Romans.
Portovenere, Italy
Perched above a grotto, this tribute to Mother Nature looks out into the ocean.