Places Taydal Wants to Go

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

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

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

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

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

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

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

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

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The middle finger of modernity.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.