Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

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

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the great Victorian engineers, was the driving force behind the short-lived atmospheric railway.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

A remote gravestone on the moor marks the spot where a teacher's body was found under mysterious circumstances that remain inexplicable.