Islands in Italy

One of the biggest islands in the River Po is a protected nature reserve, reachable only by a seasonal ford rich with endemic fauna, fossils, and late 19th-century buildings.

This bronze boy sits on one of Capri's rocky cliffs, waving at the passing boats.

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

According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

This tiny chapel atop a sea stack is dedicated to the patron saint of Ponza, Saint Silverius.

A strange-looking 18th-century tower sits on a tiny islet just off Livorno.

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.

A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.