Places remcrae Wants to Go

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.