This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

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

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

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

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

A twisted steel beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center is the centerpiece of this memorial for those who died on September 11, 2001.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.