Rome, Italy
Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory
A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.
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Rome, Italy
A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.
Milan, Italy
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Florence, Italy
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Capannori, Italy
This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
Florence, Italy
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Saturnia, Italy
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Milan, Italy
A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Naples, Italy
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Alghero, Italy
Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Rome, Italy
A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Rome, Italy
In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.
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According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.