It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

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

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

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

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

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."