3 Hidden Destinations in Europe

Italy

Destinations

Isola del Liri

Italy · Lazio

Imagine a town where a colossal waterfall doesn't just flow nearby, but erupts directly through its historic center, splitting the urban fabric and roaring beneath ancient buildings.

This small Italian comune is uniquely bisected by the Liri River, which forms two spectacular waterfalls within its heart – the Cascata Gran...

Consonno, The City of Toys

Italy · Lombardy

Deep in the Italian countryside lies a surreal ghost town: a bizarre 'city of toys' with a pagoda, minarets, and a castle, all abandoned to decay.

In the 1960s, a eccentric count bought and razed an entire medieval village to build Consonno, a hedonistic 'Las Vegas of Brianza' featuring...

Fabbriche di Careggine (The Ghost Village of Vagli)

Italy · Tuscany, Lucca Province

Every few decades, when the waters of Lake Vagli are drained, a perfectly preserved medieval ghost village reappears from beneath the surface, revealing a haunting snapshot of a bygone era.

Submerged in 1953 to create a hydroelectric reservoir, the village of Fabbriche di Careggine, with its stone houses, church, and bridge, bec...