353 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Italy - Atlas Obscura

Valle dei Mulini

Sorrento, Italy

Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills)

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

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The Monsters of Bomarzo

The Monsters of Bomarzo

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

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Crypt of the Three Skeletons

Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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One of the many preserved statues beneath the water.

The Sunken City of Baia

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

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The Poveglia hospital.

Poveglia Plague Island

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

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Capuchin Monastery Catacombs

Catacombs with thousands of well-dressed mummies.

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Porta Alchemica

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

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Herculaneum

Ercolano, Italy

Herculaneum

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

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Held over two days in southern Italy, Camp Hobbit I in 1977 attracted far-right youth from across the country.

How 'Hobbit Camps' Rebirthed Italian Fascism

From 1977, crowds of militant youth gathered to discuss Tolkien and totalitarianism.

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Worker at SNIA Viscosa, 1953

How Clothing Made From Milk Became the Height of Fashion in Mussolini's Italy

"In the future, you’ll be able to choose between drinking a glass of milk and wearing one."

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