Places katehawes Wants to Go

This stately palace, first built in the 16th century, was converted into a prison in 1830.

One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

A completely underground tour following the path of the most precious element: water.

An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.

Typewriter museum housing more than 1,500 machines preserves the history of the grandfather of computers.

These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.

When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

This museum located in Fondi is also said to be the most haunted building in town.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

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

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.