Places Zrubi Wants to Go

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

A cone-shaped top and cylindrical body set this 900-year-old structure apart from other Italian bell towers.

You can only access this hermitage by crawling under a ledge suspended above an overhang.

This uniquely designed bridge served as the city gate for Comacchio.

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.

A mysterious stele of unknown origin sits on the peak of this curious mountain.

A crumbling watchtower and a lighthouse overlooks the site believed to be the Sirens' cliff in the "Odyssey."

A two-hour hike in the Orfento Valley leads to the remote ruins.

The hermit's humble home is hidden near the forested peak of Monte Marrone.

This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.

An eerie gravel road full of shards of red bricks leads to the ruins of a deserted factory.

A small thermal park among the mountains of Southern Italy features a surprising piece of modern art.

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

The ruins of this Roman temple dominate the small city in southern Lazio.

Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.

An abandoned village that resides along the mountains of the Aosta Valley.

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.

This hermitage celebrates the legend of Emperor Constantine's healing from leprosy.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.