Pianlivere, Italy
Cascate del Serio
The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Pianlivere, Italy
The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.
Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Cislano, Italy
A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.
Collio, Italy
This decaying complex from the early 1900s was once the site of massive iron and fluorite mines.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Zermatt, Switzerland
Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.
Botyre (Ayent), Switzerland
Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.
Grindelwald, Switzerland
The second-highest train station in Europe.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Innichen, Italy
Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Kaltenbach, Austria
Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.
Perca, Italy
These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.
Italy
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Tirolo, Italy
These unique "earth pyramid" clay columns can be found in ravines around the village of Tirolo.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.