The Swiss hilltop housed an early 20th-century vegetarian nudist colony.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

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

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

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

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

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.