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An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.

A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.