Abandoned medieval hill town.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

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

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This Gothic revival structure has been a family home, a military base, a gymnastics center, and is now owned by one of the largest auction houses in Italy.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

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

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.