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

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

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

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

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

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

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

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