A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

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

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

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

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

This impressive mural is just one amazing artwork on the walls of a data center in Padua.

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

Legend has it that the devil itself built this portal on a dare.

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.