Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

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

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.