Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

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

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

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

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

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