Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

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

A collection of grotesques lines the walls of this Italian villa.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.