Rome, Italy
Sedia del Diavolo
According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.
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Rome, Italy
According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.
Castel Sant'Elia, Italy
Magnificent frescoes decorate the interior of this Romanesque church, which also showcases an unusual phenomenon during winter solstice.
Isola del Liri, Italy
Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.
Anagni, Italy
A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade
Arquà Petrarca, Italy
A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.
Naples, Italy
This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.
Rome, Italy
These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.
Gallicano nel Lazio, Italy
A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.
Alianello, Italy
Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.
Salerno, Italy
According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.
Caramanico Terme, Italy
You can only access this hermitage by crawling under a ledge suspended above an overhang.
Turin, Italy
The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."
Rome, Italy
An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.
Rome, Italy
Hidden within this iconic mountain are a set of World War II bunkers once used by German forces.
Syracuse, Italy
Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.
Avezzano, Italy
This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.
Turin, Italy
This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.
Naples, Italy
The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.
Silea, Italy
A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.
Maddaloni, Italy
A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.
Rome, Italy
Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.
Cervara di Roma, Italy
The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.
Cittaducale, Italy
The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.