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Vrielinkie

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Road of 52 Tunnels

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

De Profundis

Added by De Profundis

Canale Monterano, Italy

The Ghost City of Monterano

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

De Profundis

Added by De Profundis

San Fruttuoso, Italy

Cristo degli Abissi (Christ of the Abyss)

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Added by ellepibi

Pietro Micca Museum

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

Added by Kruser

Torre Bert Listening Station

Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.

Added by zackofalltrades

Calcata Vecchia, Italy

Calcata

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

masqueofanarchy

Added by masqueofanarchy

Nautilus Antiques and Old Oddities

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

Temple of Valadier

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Carezza Rainbow Lake

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Added by diseasefire

Pinocchio Park

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

serflac

Added by serflac

Dining Table at Villa Lante

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

archaddonel

Added by archaddonel

Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

Dylan

The Anatomical Machines of Cappella Sansevero

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Dylan

Province of Matera, Italy

The Village of Craco

An Italian hillside ghost town.

serflac

Added by serflac

Artesina, Italy

Giant Pink Bunny

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

serflac

Added by serflac

San Bernardino alle Ossa

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Cattedrale Vegetale (Tree Cathedral)

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

ronin

Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy

Ai Pioppi Playground

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

Added by viliusdidit

Doganella di Ninfa, Italy

Gardens of Ninfa

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

kkcanary

Added by kkcanary

Anacapri, Italy

Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto)

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Balestrino, Italy

Balestrino Ghost Village

Abandoned medieval hill town.

serflac

Added by serflac

The Colossus of Villa Demidoff

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

atimian

Added by atimian

Neptune's Grotto

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

michelle

Added by michelle

The Monsters of Bomarzo

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Added by CDysert75