Places adyban07 Wants to Go

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

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

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

A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.

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

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

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

An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

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