Places jadelynn Wants to Go

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

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

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The mysterious “claw marks” said to be left by the Devil on Pisa’s famous cathedral.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

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

Carthusian monks once operated this 18th-century pharmacy, preparing herbal remedies from plants originating in the surrounding mountains

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

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

According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.

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

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.

A crumbling watchtower and a lighthouse overlooks the site believed to be the Sirens' cliff in the "Odyssey."

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

Smack-dab in Campania’s volcanic fields, this scenic lake was once thought to be the gate of hell.

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.