Albano Laziale, Italy
The Uphill-Downhill Road of Ariccia
Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy.
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Albano Laziale, Italy
Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy.
Piombino, Italy
An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.
Pietranera, Italy
The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.
Torba, Italy
An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.
Massa Marittima, Italy
Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?
Trieste, Italy
During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.
Rome, Italy
One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.
Limbiate, Italy
A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.
Ferentillo, Italy
Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.
Padua, Italy
The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."
Rome, Italy
The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.
Cervia, Italy
A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.
Milan, Italy
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
La Maddalena, Italy
Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.
Perca, Italy
These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.
Milan, Italy
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Melendugno, Italy
Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.
Collodi, Italy
Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.
San Gimignano, Italy
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
San Fruttuoso, Italy
A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.
Rome, Italy
A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.