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Muggia, Italy

Bagno Della Polizia

These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.
Added by simonsays
Rimini, Italy

House of the Shells

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.
leiris Added by leiris
Turin, Italy

Fetta di Polenta

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.
Added by maquid
Ercolano, Italy

Vintage Market of Pugliano

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.
danielatdelorenzo Added by danielatdelorenzo
Altivole, Italy

Brion Tomb

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.
qubex Added by qubex
Corrubbio, Italy

Byblos Art Hotel

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.
Kergin Added by Kergin
Chiavari, Italy

Colonia Fara

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.
ThomLaB Added by ThomLaB
Osimo, Italy

Grotte di Osimo

A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.
Added by devis87
Rome, Italy

Casa dei Crescenzi

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.
LatiumMirabile Added by LatiumMirabile
Sorano, Italy

Vie Cave

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.
JordiDesvilar Added by JordiDesvilar
Naples, Italy

Cave of Dogs

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Pantelleria, Italy

Giardino Pantesco

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.
Added by Kristan Lawson
Sirmione, Italy

Grotte di Catullo (Grottoes of Catullus)

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Castel di Tora, Italy

Ruins of Antuni

A semi-abandoned village destroyed by U.S. bombings during World War II dominates the valley of Turano.
LatiumMirabile Added by LatiumMirabile
Naples, Italy

Porta Nolana

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Rome, Italy

Hendrik Christian Andersen House Museum

The former home of an Italian artist is now a shrine to his ambitious works.
The F Added by The F
Nughedu Santa Vittoria, Italy

Domus de Janas Tombs

Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."
Allison Added by Allison
Naples, Italy

Fontana del Gigante

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Le Castella, Italy

Castello Aragonese (Aragonese Castle)

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Torre Annunziata, Italy

Ruins of Oplontis

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Massa Lubrense, Italy

Punta Campanella

A crumbling watchtower and a lighthouse overlooks the site believed to be the Sirens' cliff in the "Odyssey."
LatiumMirabile Added by LatiumMirabile
Anacapri, Italy

Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto)

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Anacapri, Italy

Church of San Michele

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.
Added by jakechouston
Anacapri, Italy

Villa San Michele

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.
Added by jakechouston