This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

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

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

An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

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

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

A stately castle in the northern Italian countryside has been restored after years of neglect.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

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

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.