Places andreaderese Wants to Go

This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.

One of the best-preserved modern fortresses was part of a pivotal moment in the Italian Risorgimento.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

A monumental private palace behind an unassuming facade, with astonishing interiors including a rococo ballroom.

The ruins of a rural church and a statue of Archangel Gabriel are tucked away in Majella National Park.

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

An intricate ceramic tile facade adorns this five-star hotel.

This monastery set over a holy cave contains the oldest known painting of Saint Francis of Assisi.

The haunting remains of a World War I fort perched atop a mountain.

An omelette made with over 1,000 eggs may have been prepared when Holy Roman Emperor Charles V visited this monastery.

This war memorial holds the remains of around 20,000 World War I soldiers from both sides of the conflict.

Medieval streets buried beneath a papal fortress now form an underground city you can walk through.

The other, lesser-known, Sistine Chapel, sits over 500km away from the Vatican City in an Italian port City.

Wander through a maze of empty tombs to find the poles used to hang revolutionary patriots.

A 1930s defensive fortification designed to protect Italy from a German invasion.

An architectural oddity where the triglyphs of the courtyard of walls create an optical illusion.

This castle has decor from many periods of history, as well as a fairytale park.

For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.

This little visited park is a treasure trove of ancient Roman ruins.

A small Sardinian village covered in vivid murals depicting a century of local life.

Castle ruins of the not-so-chaste baronessa whose lovers mysteriously disappeared.

Seven centuries ago, its holy door opened for a forgiveness procession ritual that was later "copied" by the formal Catholic Jubilee.

A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.

Wedged between streets and buildings, this ancient Roman theatre could seat 7000 spectators.