Places kattrewerts Wants to Go

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

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

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

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

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

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

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

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

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.