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Isola di San Michele

Venice's island of the dead.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

matthiasheinrich

Added by matthiasheinrich

The Mad Colored Houses of Burano

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Added by laurajok

The Flooded Crypt of San Zaccaria

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Added by zackofalltrades

Libreria Acqua Alta

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Added by zackofalltrades

St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards

Beautifully decorated tarot cards from the Middle Ages.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

'Living Skeletons Scenes'

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Crypt of San Sepolcro

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

Added by loremipsum

Photo Optics Cavour Srl - Leica Boutique Milan

This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.

NicholasManila

Added by NicholasManila

Via Abramo Lincoln

This small Milan street is filled with colorful homes and a rich history.

Added by marhilary

Castello Pozzi

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

Added by marhilary

Monumental Cemetery of Milan

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Added by grandesballo

Fondazione Prada

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

karolinadeling

Added by karolinadeling

Palazzo Berri-Meregalli

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

issarg

Added by issarg

Loggia dei Mercanti Whispering Gallery

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Added by chersil

Albergo Diurno Venezia

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

Added by grana94

Santa Maria presso San Satiro

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Added by Giorgio

San Bernardino alle Ossa

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Great Choral Synagogue Memorial

A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.

katielou106

Added by katielou106

P. Stradins Museum for History of Medicine

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

pieofthemonth

Added by pieofthemonth

Toulouse, France

Musée de l'Histoire de la Médecine (Museum of the History of Medicine)

A journey through the history of medicine throughout the centuries.

Added by berenicegohel