According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

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

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

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

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

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

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

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

A local legend says the theft of a holy relic explains the hand-shaped bloodstain on the facade of this cathedral.