Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

This massive and eclectic collection is filled with thousands of sculptures, masks, and assemblages.

A small town hallucinates en masse - Bad bread, or CIA science project?

Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.

Celebrate the end of the Great French Wine Blight with a festival of kissing.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

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

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

Perched above a grotto, this tribute to Mother Nature looks out into the ocean.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

The crumbling remains of a 19th-century textile factory.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.

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

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.