This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

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

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

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

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

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

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

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

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

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