The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

Europe's simulation of the Martian surface uses soil from Mount Vesuvius.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.

Although their purpose is unknown, these ancient Roman supporting arches showcase Hellenistic ingenuity.

This former papal residence was the site of an infamous incident known as the “slap of Anagni.”

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

An abandoned village that resides along the mountains of the Aosta Valley.