The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

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

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

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

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

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

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

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

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

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

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

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

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