Places katehawes Wants to Go

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

This small Milan street is filled with colorful homes and a rich history.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.