An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

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

An Italian hillside ghost town.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

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

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.