This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

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

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

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

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

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.