This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

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

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

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

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

The middle finger of modernity.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.