Designed by Gustave Eiffel before his famed tower.

One of the four sanctuaries of Rieti's Holy Valley was the site of the first living nativity scene.

The eerie ruins of this feudal fortress witnessed the execution of 60 conspirators in 1387.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

This region of the Perugia municipality has an unforgettable name.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

Luxembourg's first beer museum honors the Grand Duchy's contributions to the art and science of beer-production.

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.

This Renaissance square was at the center of Leonardo da Vinci's map, the first ichnographic ever.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

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

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

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

Everyday, fans from across the globe visit the statue of one of the greatest Formula One drivers in history.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.