Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

Abandoned Roman Catholic chapel abused by Satanists before being restored.

Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.

This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.