Places kappy1989 Wants to Go

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

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

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

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

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

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

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