These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

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

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

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

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

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.

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.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

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

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

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

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