Discover La Zisa in Palermo, Italy: This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.
Year: 2013
Fiat Lingotto Factory
Discover Fiat Lingotto Factory in Turin, Italy: Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.
St. Anthony’s Tongue
Discover St. Anthony's Tongue in Padua, Italy: The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
The Museums of the University of Pavia
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Botanical Garden of Padua – Orto botanico di Padova
Discover Botanical Garden of Padua – Orto botanico di Padova in Padua, Italy: The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.
Scrovegni Chapel
Discover Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy: Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.
Monte Busca Volcano
Discover Monte Busca Volcano in Villaggio Monte Busca, Italy: This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.
Cappella Palatina
Discover Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Italy: Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.
Cascate del Serio
Discover Cascate del Serio in Pianlivere, Italy: The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.
The Sweating Cenotaph at the Archbasilica San Giovanni in Laterano
Discover The Sweating Cenotaph at the Archbasilica San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome, Italy: Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
Pietra Di Bismantova
Discover Pietra Di Bismantova in Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy: An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.
Lazzaretto Vecchio
Discover Lazzaretto Vecchio in Lido, Italy: The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.
Orto Botanico di Pisa (Botanical Garden of Pisa)
Discover Orto Botanico di Pisa (Botanical Garden of Pisa) in Pisa, Italy: The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
The Living Chess Game – Partita a Scacchi di Marostica
Discover The Living Chess Game – Partita a Scacchi di Marostica in Marostica, Italy: Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.
Castel del Monte
Discover Castel del Monte in Andria, Italy: Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.
Ponte della Maddalena
Discover Ponte della Maddalena in Borgo a Mozzano, Italy: A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.
Phlegraean Fields
Discover Phlegraean Fields in Pozzuoli, Italy: A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.
The Martyr Murals at Santo Stefano Rotondo
Discover The Martyr Murals at Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome, Italy: Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.
Santa Francesca Romana
Discover Santa Francesca Romana in Rome, Italy: St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.
Lucrezia Borgia’s Love Letters
Discover Lucrezia Borgia’s Love Letters in Milan, Italy: "The prettiest love letters in the world" … or so said Lord Byron.