Places stephlt25 Wants to Go

This medieval Italian village was transformed into an architectural marvel by the famous "Papessa" Donna Olimpia.

When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

This monastery set over a holy cave contains the oldest known painting of Saint Francis of Assisi.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

This Romanesque church is built over the tomb of a martyr who legend says defeated a dragon.

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

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

This incredible second-century sculpture depicts a trio of gods worshipped by the ancient Romans.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

Once the home of a renowned slaughterhouse, formerly working-class Testaccio is still the place to go for Roman offal dishes.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

Roman-style pizza al taglio arrives here with magnificent, crackly crust.