Perca, Italy
Earth Pyramids of Platten
These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.
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Perca, Italy
These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.
Foligno, Italy
The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
San Martino della Battaglia, Italy
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
Collodi, Italy
Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.
Vagli Sopra, Italy
This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.
Canale Monterano, Italy
The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Lanzo D'intelvi, Italy
The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.
Viterbo, Italy
This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.
Balestrino, Italy
Abandoned medieval hill town.
Doganella di Ninfa, Italy
Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.
La Maddalena, Italy
Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.
Montegabbione (TR), Italy
This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Saturnia, Italy
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.