Places sarahltait Wants to Go

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

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

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

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

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

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

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

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

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

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

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

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.