Places loremipsum Wants to Go

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.