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

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

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

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

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

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.