Places stenaavel Wants to Go

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

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

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

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

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

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

An Italian hillside ghost town.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

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