Rome, Italy
Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana
Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.
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Rome, Italy
Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.
Pompeii, Italy
This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.
Stazzema, Italy
A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Padua, Italy
The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."
Rome, Italy
The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.
Perca, Italy
These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.
Muraglione, Italy
Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Furore, Italy
A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Monterosso al Mare, Italy
The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.
Venice, Italy
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Milan, Italy
This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.
Rome, Italy
St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.
Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Mantua, Italy
A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.
Milan, Italy
The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.
Rome, Italy
Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Venice, Italy
This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Bologna, Italy
An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.
Bagni San Filippo, Italy
Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.