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

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

This park on the outskirts of Rome boasts two ancient Roman aqueducts and a medieval tower.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

An abandoned bell tower in the middle of nowhere is the last testimony of a forgotten medieval village.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

A rare example of an octagonal Catholic church.

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.

A town saturated in Italian rationalist architecture was once marshland drained by Mussolini.

Contrary to what its name suggests, you won't find any bunnies here.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.

Typewriter museum housing more than 1,500 machines preserves the history of the grandfather of computers.

The world's largest "Christmas tree" is illuminated by hundreds of lights stretching 2,000 feet up the slope of Mount Ingino.

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

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.