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

A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

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

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

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

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.