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

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

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

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

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

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.