A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

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

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

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

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

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

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

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

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

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

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

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

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.