Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.

The final resting place of the famous violinist, after his corpse was denied a proper Catholic burial for decades.

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

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.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

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

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

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