Places stonoceno Wants to Go

Church holding the preserved body of a levitating saint.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

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

Host to the annual Festival of the Snakes.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.

These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

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

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

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy.

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.

Caligula's colossal pleasure ships, discovered by Mussolini only to be lost in flames.

The only substantial part of Nazi Germany's formidable defensive line through Northern Italy that survives today, largely intact.

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.

The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.

Antique frame collection with 2,400 frames.