These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

The charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree is said to have consoled a dying 16th-century Italian poet.

This small hermitage on Mount Scalambra was built near what some believe is the miraculous imprint of Saint Benedict's hand.

This hermitage spanning an Italian river gorge draws pilgrims hoping to heal ailments like arthritis and migraines.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

This archaeological site built into a tuff outcrop is filled with rock dwellings, the ruins of a medieval castle, and a necropolis.

This beautiful Romanesque church preserves stunning medieval frescoes and the excavations of a Roman market town.

The ruins of a thousand-year-old hermitage are tucked away deep in the sloping forests of Albano Lake.

This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

The ruins of a rural church and a statue of Archangel Gabriel are tucked away in Majella National Park.

A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.