Places EndorasList Wants to Go

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.