Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

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

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

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

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

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

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

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

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

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

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

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

An Italian hillside ghost town.