The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.

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

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

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

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

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

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

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

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

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.