Rome, Italy
Arco dei Farnesi
This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.
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Rome, Italy
This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.
Nemoli, Italy
This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.
Rasiglia, Italy
This medieval mountain town is also known as the "Village of Streams."
Barumini, Italy
This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.
Ercolano, Italy
The oldest volcanology research center in the world.
Grimaldi, Italy
A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.
San felice del Benaco, Italy
A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.
S'Archittu, Italy
The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.
Luras, Italy
At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.
Salerno, Italy
According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.
Vernazza, Italy
This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.
Stromboli, Italy
A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.
Rome, Italy
In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.
Rome, Italy
An oasis of beauty, tranquility and botanical research in the middle of Rome.
Santa Venere, Italy
Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.
Calascio, Italy
What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.
Castel di Tora, Italy
A semi-abandoned village destroyed by U.S. bombings during World War II dominates the valley of Turano.
Labante, Italy
South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.
Sirmione, Italy
On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.
Nughedu Santa Vittoria, Italy
Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."
Italy
The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.
Torre Annunziata, Italy
This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.
Capo Testa, Italy
Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.
Naples, Italy
This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.