Muggia, Italy
Bagno Della Polizia
These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.
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Muggia, Italy
These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.
Limbiate, Italy
A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.
Varese, Italy
A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.
Innichen, Italy
Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.
Palermo, Italy
An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.
Cortenova, Italy
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Pietranera, Italy
The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.
Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Bollengo, Italy
An abandoned bell tower in the middle of nowhere is the last testimony of a forgotten medieval village.
Rome, Italy
An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.
Ventotene, Italy
Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.
Praia A Mare, Italy
The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.
Nardò, Italy
A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.
Villamarzana, Italy
Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.
Silea, Italy
A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.
Ussana, Italy
An eerie gravel road full of shards of red bricks leads to the ruins of a deserted factory.
Favara, Italy
This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.
Lecce, Italy
An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.
Lusiana, Italy
Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.
Borgo Valsugana, Italy
An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.
Asciano, Italy
Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Santo Stefano Quisquina, Italy
Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.
Matera, Italy
An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.