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So, what is it about that little island, squeezed between the Atlantic and the Irish Sea, that fills both its admirers and its detractors with so much passion while sparking their imagination and inspiring their eloquence?

When necessity became less urgent, curiosity came to the fore - and ever since human beings have had an urge to see animals not just in houses, backyards and zoos but also in their natural habitat.

Likewise, an inconspicuous and not at all exciting object or structure can become a wonder if it finds itself in the right place at the right time - even a jail.

There are precious few physical structures that exist in a gray area between reality and imagination...

There are probably entire blocks and even some villages receiving less letters on any given day than that rather inconspicuous house. All those letters are addressed to “Juliet, in Verona”.

When it comes to Italy, almost every town there was a capital!

It's hard to imagine someone creating a Wonder despite their intentions rather than in accordance with them, and yet…

Pope Paul V's nephew, Cardinal Scipione Borghese had a small problem...

One would think that a 28-centuries-old city has a lot to offer, and it does...in a rather quirky way.