Fiorano modenese, Italy
Salse di Nirano
Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.
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Fiorano modenese, Italy
Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.
Bologna, Italy
Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.
Fermo, Italy
A 2,000-year-old engineering wonder hides beneath an Italian town.
Avezzano, Italy
This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.
Astura, Italy
A medieval stronghold rising over the ruins of ancient Roman villas along Rome's southern coast.
Sanremo, Italy
An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.
Mantua, Italy
A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.
Civitacampomarano, Italy
A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.
Genoa, Italy
Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.
Province of Rieti, Italy
This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.
Gibellina Vecchia, Italy
Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.
Maddaloni, Italy
A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.
Romeno, Italy
A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.
Colobraro, Italy
Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.
Alianello, Italy
Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.
Bollengo, Italy
An abandoned bell tower in the middle of nowhere is the last testimony of a forgotten medieval village.
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."
Atessa, Italy
A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.
Paulilatino, Italy
This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.
Barumini, Italy
This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.
San felice del Benaco, Italy
A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.
Verona, Italy
Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.