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This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

The remains of this medieval Roman road and lookout towers dot the rugged coastline of southern Lazio.

When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.

A wood-and-steel sculpture garden featuring an artful interplay of nature and machinery.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.

Legend said this huge, gnarled tree sheltered the saint during a storm.

A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.

This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.