Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

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

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.

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

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

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

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

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

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

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

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

This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

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

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.