Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Celebrating the works of a beloved Italian actor, known for such cult films as 'They Call Me Trinity' and 'Watch Out, We’re Mad!'

A dilapidated space station with overtones of 'Alien' and 'Bladerunner' featuring a multiplayer games galore.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

The 16th-century son of Sienese nobility carved this hermitage out of volcanic rock.

The ruins of a rural church and a statue of Archangel Gabriel are tucked away in Majella National Park.

The ruins of this medieval castle now stand as a monument against all wars.

Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.

This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.

Hidden in a high mountain cave, this hermitage dates back to the ninth century.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

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

A unique Tuscan hideaway acts as an art mecca as well as a hotel.

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

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.