Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

The tallest statue in Italy is also one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

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

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

One of the best-preserved modern fortresses was part of a pivotal moment in the Italian Risorgimento.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

During the 17th-century, orphaned infants were placed in this barrel to be cared for by the hospital.

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

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.

Europe's simulation of the Martian surface uses soil from Mount Vesuvius.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.