Iglesias, Italy
Nebida Laveria
On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.
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Iglesias, Italy
On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.
San Severino, Italy
This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.
Palestrina, Italy
The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.
Torrita di Siena, Italy
A unique Tuscan hideaway acts as an art mecca as well as a hotel.
Genoa, Italy
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.
Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Milan, Italy
A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.
Pietrapertosa, Italy
The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.
Arezzo, Italy
This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.
Cislano, Italy
A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.
Villaggio Monte Busca, Italy
This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.
Cerveteri, Italy
Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.
Naples, Italy
A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.
Treviso, Italy
Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Padua, Italy
Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.
Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.
Matera, Italy
Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.
Carrara, Italy
Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.
Naples, Italy
A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.
Lusiana, Italy
Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.
Pompeii, Italy
Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Acquapendente, Italy
A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.