Places alinaavendina Wants to Go

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

The crumbling remains of a 19th-century textile factory.

Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.

When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.

Europe's only Temple of Mithras located in a natural cave.

Leonardo da Vinci was one of many to find inspiration in this unique, rocky landscape in Tuscany.

This medieval oratory decorated in magnificent frescos was constructed after Charlemagne received a vision.

Its look is severe, but its location, isolated on a hill in the middle of the countryside, is particularly scenic.

Packed with geological formations, an ancient river, and taxidermied seals, this overlooked coastal cave system is worth a spelunk.

These unique "earth pyramid" clay columns can be found in ravines around the village of Tirolo.

Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.

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

This crescent-shaped beach is said to glow under the light of a full moon.

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

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

These artificial caves crafted by ancient Romans were elaborate fish farms for moray eels.

A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

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

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