Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

A mushroom-shaped outcropping that has come to be the symbol for an entire town.

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.

This unusually shaped fortress houses a blend of centuries-old frescoes and modern art.

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

The remains of this medieval Roman road and lookout towers dot the rugged coastline of southern Lazio.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

Was this cave created by Hercules's wrath, the devil, or volcanic activity?

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

This medieval mountain town is also known as the "Village of Streams."

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

Legend said this huge, gnarled tree sheltered the saint during a storm.

Contrary to what its name suggests, you won't find any bunnies here.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.