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

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

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

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

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

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

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

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

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

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

An Italian hillside ghost town.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.