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

The seat of the Mantua bishop holds many secrets within its walls.

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.

A medieval tower with a suspended iron cage used as an open-air jail for criminals who were exposed as a warning.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

Constructed during the 1960s, this bridge is still the highest in Italy.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

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