Places stonoceno Wants to Go

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

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

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

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

Venice's island of the dead.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.