Production site for handmade clay bricks.

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.

The only substantial part of Nazi Germany's formidable defensive line through Northern Italy that survives today, largely intact.

Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.