Places AmberL Wants to Go

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

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

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.