Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

This fishing contraption sits on top of a series of spindly wooden stilts.

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

This monastery set over a holy cave contains the oldest known painting of Saint Francis of Assisi.

A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.

Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.