Visiting Italy is a vacationer's dream. Its history dates back thousands of years, and the architecture and countryside are astonishingly beautiful. The food is beyond belief, too, whether you're up for prosciutto pasta, Caprese salad, or gelato. For sightseeing, maybe you're thinking of the Forum and Colosseum in Rome, the Statue of David and priceless paintings in Florence, pizza in Naples, or the canals of Venice.

Perhaps you're even considering adding the ruins of Pompeii to your European bucket list. They are all incredible, of course, and you should go at least once in your life if you can. However, there are plenty of Italian places you might not know about that are just as wonderful to visit, including the beautiful seaside town of Punta Ala.