Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

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

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.