Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

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

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

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

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

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

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

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.