This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

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.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

One of the best-preserved modern fortresses was part of a pivotal moment in the Italian Risorgimento.

A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

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

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

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

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

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.