An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

A two-hour hike in the Orfento Valley leads to the remote ruins.

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

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

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

Hidden in a high mountain cave, this hermitage dates back to the ninth century.

The ruins of this Roman temple dominate the small city in southern Lazio.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

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.

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

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

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

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

The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.

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

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

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

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.