Where mountaineers were checked for lice before entering the city.

The memory of the ancient unit of measurement of local builders.

The final resting place of the famous violinist, after his corpse was denied a proper Catholic burial for decades.

A completely underground tour following the path of the most precious element: water.

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.

The origins of a large, medieval castle are shrouded in mystery, but now it's a delightful garden.

A bronze monument to his majesty, King Gino.

Sip a Negroni Sbagliato in the bar that invented it.

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

This small Milan street is filled with colorful homes and a rich history.

This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.

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

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

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

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

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

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

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

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

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

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.