Places Merav Wants to Go

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.

The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.

A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.

Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Once the hottest nightclub in France, Amnesia now lies in ruins after a 2000 bombing.

A resort destroyed by a mysterious bombing offers visitors only its remains and the riddle behind it's demise.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.

A wild annual race in Sardinia re-enacts Constantine's victory in Rome.

The childhood family home of Italian Marxist theorist and politician Antonio Gramsci.

This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.

This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.

Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.