Places grantavery Wants to Go

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.