History & Culture in Italy

A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.

An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.

A medieval tower with a suspended iron cage used as an open-air jail for criminals who were exposed as a warning.

The seat of the Mantua bishop holds many secrets within its walls.

This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.

This archaeological site built into a tuff outcrop is filled with rock dwellings, the ruins of a medieval castle, and a necropolis.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.

According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.

One of the best-preserved modern fortresses was part of a pivotal moment in the Italian Risorgimento.

This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

This crescent-shaped beach is said to glow under the light of a full moon.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.