Places piccolo8va Wants to Go

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.