Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

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

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

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

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

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

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.