An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

Legend says the only thing buried within this magnificent tomb was a dog.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

Nobles would stage mock naval battles on this large lake at the Royal Palace of Caserta.

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

The remains of 50,000 World War I soldiers rest under a towering arch overlooking the Alpine battlefields.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.