The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

The tallest statue in Italy is also one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus.

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

Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.

Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

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

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

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

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

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.

Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

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

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

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

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