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ellentravelstheworld

Triathlete & travel nut. My main travel goal is to visit 50 plus countries/territories (38). I am enjoying keeping busy with domestic road trips to interesting oddities in the meantime. Especially interested in abandoned places and prisons.

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Florence, Italy

Buontalenti Grotta

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Annalisa

Added by Annalisa

Florence, Italy

Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

michelle

Added by michelle

Florence, Italy

Michelangelo's Hidden Drawings

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Cimitero di Guerra di Milano (Milan War Cemetery)

A British Commonwealth cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.

Added by pozz09

Case a Igloo

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

Added by marhilary

War obelisk in Milan

Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.

Added by Giorgio

Torre Velasca (Velasca Tower)

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

grahamstewartwalker

Added by grahamstewartwalker

Monumental Cemetery of Milan

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Added by grandesballo

Royal Pavilion at Stazione Centrale

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

miramarco

Added by miramarco

The Wall of the Dolls

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

Added by mfilipazzi

Leonardo's Horse - Il Cavallo dello Sforza

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

The Devil's Column

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Added by Giorgio

Lucrezia Borgia’s Love Letters

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

The Bronze Ear of Casa Sola-Busca

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

woodruff

Added by woodruff

Bosco Verticale

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

oriana

Added by oriana

Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Added by Giorgio

Loggia dei Mercanti Whispering Gallery

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Added by chersil

BackDoor 43

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

SteReso

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Bar Luce

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Added by dahuhaus

Torre Massimiliana

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Church of Santa Margherita

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Monument to Niccolò Tommaseo

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Church of San Giacomo di Rialto

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Torcello Bell Tower

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Added by mpwestfall