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Ascoli Piceno, Italy

Basilica di San Frances Musical Pillars

These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.
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Naples, Italy

Il Giardino di Babuk

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.
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Wonsees, Germany

Sanspareil Rock Garden

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.
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Blankenburg (Harz), Germany

Teufelsmauer (The Devil's Wall)

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.
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Oppenau, Germany

Kloster Allerheiligen

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Added by Awink666
Sutri, Italy

Sutri Amphitheatre

This Roman theater was crafted into the local tuff rock and was rediscovered during the 19th-century.
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Portici, Italy

Palace of Portici

Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.
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Collepardo, Italy

Pozzo d'Antullo

An enormous sinkhole that local lore attributes to the anger of the Virgin Mary.
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Anagni, Italy

Arcazzi

Although their purpose is unknown, these ancient Roman supporting arches showcase Hellenistic ingenuity.
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Camerata Nuova, Italy

Camerata Vecchia

The ruins of a medieval village that was abandoned after a 19th-century inferno.
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Castel Sant'Elia, Italy

Pontificio Santuario Maria SS "ad Rupes" (Pontifical Sanctuary of Maria SS. ad Rupes)

A monk spent 14 years carving steps through tuff to make this religious site more accessible to pilgrims.
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Venosa, Italy

Incompiuta di Venosa

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.
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Imola, Italy

Rocca Sforzesca

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.
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Palermo, Italy

Qanat di Palermo

A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.
Added by salvatoreraieli
Erice, Italy

Phoenician Walls of Erice

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
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Italy

Montecristo

The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.
Added by Caesar
Naples, Italy

The Arm of St. Thomas Aquinas

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.
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Italy

The Grotto Church of Saint Michael

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.
Added by mfilipazzi
Scandicci, Italy

Orto di Olmo

This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.
Added by alessandrovergari
Bari, Italy

Manna of St. Nicholas of Bari

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
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Naples, Italy

Church of Santa Luciella ai Librai

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.
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Ponza, Italy

Chiaia di Luna

This crescent-shaped beach is said to glow under the light of a full moon.
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Caramanico Terme, Italy

Eremo di San Giovanni all'Orfento (Hermitage of Saint John all'Orfento)

You can only access this hermitage by crawling under a ledge suspended above an overhang.
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Fregona, Italy

Caglieron Caves

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.
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