Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

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

The hilltop town of Segni was once home to an ancient Roman colony and garrison.

The ruins of this medieval castle now stand as a monument against all wars.

One of the four sanctuaries of Rieti's Holy Valley was the site of the first living nativity scene.

This lake was sacred to the Sabine people who constructed a temple here on a floating island.

This archaeological site built into a tuff outcrop is filled with rock dwellings, the ruins of a medieval castle, and a necropolis.

This seventh-century fortification marked the western border of the Lombard duchy of Spoleto.

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

The tallest statue in Italy is also one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus.

A monk spent 14 years carving steps through tuff to make this religious site more accessible to pilgrims.

A fairy-tale-like forest that was sacred to Jupiter and Saint Anthony.

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

This house certainly has a unique decor.

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

According to a local legend, this bridge was constructed by an astrologer with the help of the devil.

When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.

The hermit's humble home is hidden near the forested peak of Monte Marrone.

A two-hour hike in the Orfento Valley leads to the remote ruins.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.

A small thermal park among the mountains of Southern Italy features a surprising piece of modern art.

This crescent-shaped beach is said to glow under the light of a full moon.