This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Ernest Hemingway was the first to sign this colorful wall covered in thousands of celebrity signatures.

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

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.