The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ventotene

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ventotene, Italy

Updated February 6, 2019

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Unusual Attractions in Ventotene

Santo Stefano prison.

Ventotene, Italy

Santo Stefano Prison

Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.

Ventotene.

Ventotene, Italy

Ventotene

A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.

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Santa Maria del Soccorso

Forio, Italy

Santa Maria del Soccorso

A snow-white church overlooking the wonderful Tyrrhenian Sea.

22 miles from Ventotene

The Fungo

Lacco Ameno, Italy

The Fungo Mushroom Rock

A mushroom-shaped outcropping that has come to be the symbol for an entire town.

24 miles from Ventotene

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