Places chrissyml Wants to Go

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

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

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

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

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

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

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

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