Places aemem Wants to Go

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

A medieval tower with a suspended iron cage used as an open-air jail for criminals who were exposed as a warning.

The seat of the Mantua bishop holds many secrets within its walls.

The remains of the last Gonzaga villa, a luxurious palace built in spite of an economic crisis.

The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.

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

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

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

Contrary to what its name suggests, you won't find any bunnies here.

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.