Kumistavi, Georgia
Prometheus Cave
This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.
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Kumistavi, Georgia
This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.
Tskaltubo, Georgia
The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.
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The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.
Batumi, Georgia
A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.
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Underground monastery and fortress.
Chiavenna, Italy
An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.
Cortenova, Italy
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Varenna, Italy
An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.
Varese, Italy
A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.
Leggiuno, Italy
This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.
Isola San Giulio, Italy
A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.
Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Torgnon, Italy
High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.
La Magdeleine, Italy
These ruins on Mont Tantané dates back to the Iron Age, but there is limited evidence for why a village was built so far from water or other resources.
Chatillon, Italy
For centuries this cliffside aqueduct was believed to be of Roman origin, but it actually dates to the medieval era.
Saint-Denis, Italy
An abandoned village that resides along the mountains of the Aosta Valley.
Candelo, Italy
A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.
Italy
A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.
Pramarzo, Italy
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Noasca, Italy
A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.
Val della Torre, Italy
A mysterious stele of unknown origin sits on the peak of this curious mountain.
La Morra, Italy
This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.
Brallo di Pregola, Italy
An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.
Noli, Italy
The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.