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

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

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

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

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 Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

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

Venice's island of the dead.

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

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

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

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

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

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

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."