This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.