Places StepYoshi Wants to Go

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

The first Italian factory to produce locomotives is now a marvelous museum.

An abandoned village that resides along the mountains of the Aosta Valley.

Europe's simulation of the Martian surface uses soil from Mount Vesuvius.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

A strange-looking 18th-century tower sits on a tiny islet just off Livorno.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.

A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

Constructed during the 1960s, this bridge is still the highest in Italy.

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.

The tallest structure in Italy is a remote radio transmitter in Sicily.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

This site marks the oldest known settlement in Campania, inhabited around 9,000 years ago.

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

Its look is severe, but its location, isolated on a hill in the middle of the countryside, is particularly scenic.

A mountain cave is the site of archaeological findings and Paleolithic rock art.

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

The largest Canadian war cemetery in Italy commemorates those who died in one of the bloodiest battles of the Italian campaign during World War II.