Abandoned medieval hill town.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

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

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

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

The middle finger of modernity.

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

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

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

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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