Naples, Italy
Catacombs of Saint Gaudiosus
The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.
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Naples, Italy
The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.
Civitacampomarano, Italy
A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.
Ravenna, Italy
An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.
Scandicci, Italy
This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.
Battaglia Terme, Italy
Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Urbania, Italy
Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.
Pramarzo, Italy
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Borgo a Mozzano, Italy
A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.
Modena, Italy
This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.
Sant'Agata Dé Goti, Italy
This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Consonno, Italy
This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.
Cervia, Italy
A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.