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.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

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

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

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

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.