Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

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

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

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

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

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

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.