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Unusual Attractions in Italy - Writer:_Travel_Expert
By:Travel Expert

Nowadays, Italy has turned out to be more than just romance and fashion. Wondering along the superb country, every tourist may also find some of the most unsual and spectacular places to explore. Therefore, turn your trip to Italy into an adventure and prepare to witness amazing offbeat destinations throughout the entire country; be wild and crazy, feel the thrill and test your limits within such an outstanding territory.

• Florence
Begin your journey with Florence. And after you’ve analyzed the amazing landscape and the breathtaking architecture, make a stop to the acclaimed La Specola, the wax museum of the city. However, don’t expect to see any famous figurines because the peculiar facility dwells only statues from the horrifying Black Plague. Extremely realistic and emotionally devastating, the museum offers information to all those interested in what really happen during that period, when almost half of the population died from the Black Plague.

• Rome
Afterwards, continue your journey with Rome, a romantic city and Italy’s capital. Although the city has so many gorgeous attractions to offer, some tourists are also looking for something innovative and at the same time thrilling. Therefore, walk along the superb streets of the city and pay a visit to the scary and mysterious Crime Museum. Located within a former prison, the place features an outstanding exhibitions of was statues with really creepy torture techniques, as well as torture devices for tourists to esteem and admire. Get ready to be frightened and have a closer look to a different side of Rome.

• Velio- Mosso
The small but engaging village of Velio- Mosso has something really adventurous to offer to all those adventure seekers. Apart from being located upon a stunning rocky mountain, the village will certainly succeed to make every traveler’s heart go wild. Velio- Mosso features a jumping center from where every tourist can experience for a least a couple of minutes the feeling of flying. In case you believe that your heart can deal with the pressure, bungee jumping from the 500 meters high Colossus will definitely create a terrific trip to Italy.

• Matera
Positioned close to the heel of Italy, Matera has become over the years a really interesting and appealing bizarre tourist destination due to the Caves of Matera. The place is like an endless maze of ancient buildings, where every curious sightseer will surely be dazzled by the peculiar but alluring destination. Inhabited throughout the Neolithic Age and deserted because of the lack of water, Matera is today a natural site of spectacular Italian history.

• Pavia
And since it’s all about discovering by yourself the unsual side of Italy, Pavia is also a place to take into consideration. Check the peculiar Certosa di Pavia, a monastery built in 1409 with something really awkward but amazing to show to all its visitors. The cathedral’s sacristy is created entirely from hippopotamus teeth, which is pretty amazing and crazy at the same time. Thus, the monastery has succeeded to wake up the interest of various enthusiasts who come to Italy to observe some of the most interesting and bizarre things possible.






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