Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

A wood-and-steel sculpture garden featuring an artful interplay of nature and machinery.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

Legend said this huge, gnarled tree sheltered the saint during a storm.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

A 2,000-year-old engineering wonder hides beneath an Italian town.

This medieval mountain town is also known as the "Village of Streams."

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.

These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.

An abandoned bell tower in the middle of nowhere is the last testimony of a forgotten medieval village.

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.