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Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

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.

43.4000, 10.8756

Volterra, Italy

Cimitero di San Finocchi

Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.

43.4163, 10.8754

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Medieval torture devices including a maiden on the right.

San Gimignano, Italy

The Museum of Medieval Torture

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

43.4648, 11.0426

Added by NathanRisinger

9 MILEs FROM Volterra

San Gimignano, Italy

Towers of San Gimignano

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

43.4676, 11.0431

Added by stanestane

10 MILEs FROM Volterra

Larderello, a hotspot of geothermal power.

Stabilimenti, Italy

Devil's Valley

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

43.2374, 10.8853

Added by grazianolenci

11 MILEs FROM Volterra

Spiagge Bianche with factories behind it

Rosignano marittimo, Italy

Spiagge Bianche (White Beaches)

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

43.3743, 10.4387

Added by lewblank

21 MILEs FROM Volterra

The sword in the stone.

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.

43.1506, 11.1550

Added by giorgiobranca

22 MILEs FROM Volterra

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