Places lefrea Wants to Go

A massive engineering and hydraulic marvel dating back to the 3rd century BC

Castle ruins of the not-so-chaste baronessa whose lovers mysteriously disappeared.

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

A prehistoric route that has claimed many victims is now closed to traffic.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

This charming, flower-filled, paved cul-de-sac is filled with artists' studio-houses built in the 1920s.

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

The heaviest gold coin ever minted.

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

Nobles would stage mock naval battles on this large lake at the Royal Palace of Caserta.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

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

A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.