Year: 2010

Tempio Voltiano

Discover Tempio Voltiano in Como, Italy: Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

Nemi Ships

Discover Nemi Ships in Nemi, Italy: Caligula's colossal pleasure ships, discovered by Mussolini only to be lost in flames.

The Uphill-Downhill Road of Ariccia

Discover The Uphill-Downhill Road of Ariccia in Albano Laziale, Italy: Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy.

Bialbero di Casorzo

Discover Bialbero di Casorzo in Casorzo, Italy: A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.

Borgo Schiro

Discover Borgo Schiro in Monreale, Italy: Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

Manna of St. Nicholas of Bari

Discover Manna of St. Nicholas of Bari in Bari, Italy: A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

Strombolicchio Lighthouse

Discover Strombolicchio Lighthouse in Stromboli, Italy: A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

Domus de Janas Tombs

Discover Domus de Janas Tombs in Nughedu Santa Vittoria, Italy: Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies.".

The Incorruptible St. Zita

Discover The Incorruptible St. Zita in Lucca, Italy: The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

Saint Catherine of Bologna

Discover Saint Catherine of Bologna in Bologna, Italy: The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

Chiesa dei Morti (Church of the Dead)

Discover Chiesa dei Morti (Church of the Dead) in Urbania, Italy: Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

Il Gigante

Discover Il Gigante in Monterosso al Mare, Italy: The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Centrale Montemartini

Discover Centrale Montemartini in Rome, Italy: Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

St. Catherine of Siena’s Severed Head

Discover St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head in Siena, Italy: A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

The Museum of Medieval Torture

Discover The Museum of Medieval Torture in San Gimignano, Italy: Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

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