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nyamalo

Fan of international travel, cultural history, curiosities, resident of Washington, DC., do-gooder.

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Lazzaretto Nuovo

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

Annetta Black

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Scala Contarini del Bovolo

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Annetta Black

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The Mad Colored Houses of Burano

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Added by laurajok

Poveglia Plague Island

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

Libreria Acqua Alta

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Added by zackofalltrades

San Gimignano, Italy

The Museum of Medieval Torture

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Added by NathanRisinger

'Selva Elettrica' ('Electric Jungle')

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

Added by Yesmilano

The Wall of the Dolls

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

Added by mfilipazzi

War obelisk in Milan

Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.

Added by Giorgio

Shoah Memorial of Milan

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Added by mbeimer

Fondazione Prada

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

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Royal Pavilion at Stazione Centrale

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

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Milan's Hidden Bomb Shelters

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

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Palazzo Berri-Meregalli

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

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The Devil's Column

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

Added by Giorgio

Leonardo's Horse - Il Cavallo dello Sforza

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

Annetta Black

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Horned Madonna of Portinari Chapel

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

Added by Giorgio

The Bronze Ear of Casa Sola-Busca

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

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Loggia dei Mercanti Whispering Gallery

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

Added by chersil

Lucrezia Borgia’s Love Letters

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

Annetta Black

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Albergo Diurno Venezia

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

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Bosco Verticale

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

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Santa Maria presso San Satiro

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

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