This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

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

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

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

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

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