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

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

This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

This stretch of the ancient Roman road is preserved in a valley that witnessed many battles and legendary highwaymen.

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

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

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

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

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

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.