This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

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

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

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

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

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.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

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

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

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

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.