This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

Ernest Hemingway was the first to sign this colorful wall covered in thousands of celebrity signatures.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.

Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

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

A semi-abandoned village destroyed by U.S. bombings during World War II dominates the valley of Turano.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.