Places kattrewerts Wants to Go

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.