Places Spyros K Wants to Go

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

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

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

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

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

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

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

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Abandoned medieval hill town.