An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

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

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

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

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

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

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

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

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

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

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

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

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

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

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

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