Places pallopaa Wants to Go

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

An oasis of beauty, tranquility and botanical research in the middle of Rome.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.