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Volterra, Italy

Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Volterra, Italy

Cimitero di San Finocchi

Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.

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San Gimignano, Italy

The Museum of Medieval Torture

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

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9 miles from Volterra

San Gimignano, Italy

Towers of San Gimignano

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

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10 miles from Volterra

Stabilimenti, Italy

Devil's Valley

Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.

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11 miles from Volterra

Rosignano marittimo, Italy

Spiagge Bianche (White Beaches)

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

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21 miles from Volterra

Chiusdino, Italy

The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi Chapel

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

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22 miles from Volterra

Atlas Obscura Trips

Rome Behind Locked Doors: Music, Magic, and Secret Crypts

Mar 16—Mar 22, 2020

Join us as we go beneath Rome’s streets and behind its locked doors to explore hidden and overlooked places, witnessing a capital city that most tourists rarely experience—strange, magical, and filled with intrigue.

Atlas Obscura Trips

Rome Behind Locked Doors: Music, Magic, and Secret Crypts

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