Year: 2016

Funicolare Centrale

Discover Funicolare Centrale in Naples, Italy: In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Dante’s Tomb

Discover Dante's Tomb in Ravenna, Italy: Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Fondazione Prada

Discover Fondazione Prada in Milan, Italy: A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

Arte Sella

Discover Arte Sella in Borgo Valsugana, Italy: An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

The Horned Madonna

Discover Horned Madonna of Portinari Chapel in Milan, Italy: The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

Earth Pyramids of Platten

Discover Earth Pyramids of Platten in Perca, Italy: These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

Bridge of Fists

Discover Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists) in Venice, Italy: 100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Orvieto Underground

Discover Orvieto Underground in Orvieto, Italy: This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

Lazzaretto Nuovo

Discover Lazzaretto Nuovo in Venice, Italy: The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice.".

Arch of Gallienus

Discover Arch of Gallienus in Rome, Italy: This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

La Scarzuola

Discover La Scarzuola in Montegabbione (TR), Italy: This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Cinque Terre

Discover Cinque Terre in Vernazza, Italy: Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

L.O.V.E.

Discover L.O.V.E. in Milan, Italy: This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte

Discover Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte in Rome, Italy: At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Michelangelo’s Hidden Drawings

Discover Michelangelo's Hidden Drawings in Florence, Italy: The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel.

The Sunken City of Baia

Discover The Sunken City of Baia in Baia, Italy: A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

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