Places andreaderese Wants to Go

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.

An abandoned piece of phallic art repurposed by locals into a makeshift fertility shrine.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

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

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

This Art Nouveau mansion was used as the "House of the Screaming Child" in Dario Argento’s giallo classic.

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

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.

This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.

The eerie ruins of this feudal fortress witnessed the execution of 60 conspirators in 1387.

A mountain cave is the site of archaeological findings and Paleolithic rock art.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

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

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

A mushroom-shaped outcropping that has come to be the symbol for an entire town.

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

This unusually shaped fortress houses a blend of centuries-old frescoes and modern art.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

The origins of a large, medieval castle are shrouded in mystery, but now it's a delightful garden.

Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.

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

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.