Bacoli, Italy
Upside-Down Fig Tree
A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.
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Bacoli, Italy
A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.
Masua, Italy
This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Palestrina, Italy
The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.
L'Aquila, Italy
A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.
Palermo, Italy
Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.
Orvieto, Italy
Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.
Pianlivere, Italy
The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.
Acquapendente, Italy
A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.
Matera, Italy
A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.
Otranto, Italy
A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.
Ischia di Castro, Italy
A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.
Castellana Grotte, Italy
The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.
Lecce, Italy
One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.
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A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.
Ravenna, Italy
Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.
Asciano, Italy
Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.
Lecce, Italy
An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.
Licenza, Italy
The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.
Ischia, Italy
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
Furore, Italy
A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.
Borgo a Mozzano, Italy
A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.
Tropea, Italy
A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."