Places apiliouris Wants to Go

Roman-style pizza al taglio arrives here with magnificent, crackly crust.

A stately castle in the northern Italian countryside has been restored after years of neglect.

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.

This small Roman arch was transformed into a dwelling by the founder of the Trinitarian Order.

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

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

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

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

Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

A 2,000-year-old engineering wonder hides beneath an Italian town.

This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.