Places C L Raven Wants to Go

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.

This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.

This small Milan street is filled with colorful homes and a rich history.

Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.

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

The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

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

This museum located in Fondi is also said to be the most haunted building in town.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

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

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

A small thermal park among the mountains of Southern Italy features a surprising piece of modern art.

A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

This medieval castle was home to a known tyrant and features several hidden passages.

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