Saturnia, Italy
Terme di Saturnia
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
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Saturnia, Italy
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Naples, Italy
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Alghero, Italy
Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Italy
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Mdina, Malta
See Malta’s history through the recreation of scenes of torture using life-sized mannequins in a former medieval dungeon.
Malta
This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.
Xagħra, Malta
Hike up to this abandoned hotel for one of the best panoramic views of the island of Gozo.
Mġarr, Malta
These 19th-century military fortifications spanning the island of Malta now form a nice countryside hiking trail.
Ghajnsielem, Malta
This abandoned building, which is the second-largest structure on the Maltese island of Comino, has a complicated past.