A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.

A 15th-century park that recreates a bit of the Holy Land in Italy.

This Volcano-like rest area was designed by architect Giulio Ceppi built according to energy efficiency and ecological footprint standards.

These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.

The ghostly remains of a gunpowder mill lost in 70 hectares of thick woods.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

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

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine.

The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.