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

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

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

An eerie gravel road full of shards of red bricks leads to the ruins of a deserted factory.

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

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

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

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

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

The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.

A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.

An abandoned village that resides along the mountains of the Aosta Valley.

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

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

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

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

When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

These artificial caves crafted by ancient Romans were elaborate fish farms for moray eels.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.